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


In Context

1 And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

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

3 and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The great eagle, great-winged, long-pinioned, Full of feathers, that hath diverse colours, Hath come in unto Lebanon, And it taketh the foliage of the cedar,

4 The top of its tender twigs it hath cropped, And it bringeth it in to the land of Canaan. In a city of merchants it hath placed it.

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 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;