2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;


In Context

1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

3 And say, Thus said the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, long winged, full of feathers, which had divers colors, came to Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:

4 He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.

Ezekiel 17:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:2"Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell the house of Israel a parable.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:2'Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use a simile unto the house of Israel,