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


In Context

1 The word of Yahweh 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 says the Lord Yahweh: A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers, which had various colors, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar:

4 he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to 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 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;