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


In Context

1 The word of the LORD came to me:

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

3 Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to Lebanon. Taking hold of the top of a cedar,

4 he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.

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 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,

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;