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 saith the Lord God: A large eagle with great wings, long-limbed, full of feathers, and of variety, came to Libanus, and took away the marrow of the cedar.

4 He cropped off the top of the twigs thereof: and carried it away into the land of Chanaan, and 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 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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