Ezekiel 17:2 "Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
"Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.

English Standard Version
“Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

New American Standard Bible
"Son of man, propound a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel,

King James Bible
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Son of man, pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.

International Standard Version
"Son of Man, compose a riddle and relate a parable to Israel's house.

American Standard Version
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,

Darby Bible Translation
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,

Young's Literal Translation
'Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use a simile unto the house of Israel,

Cross References

Judges 14:12
And Samson said to them, I will now put forth a riddle to you: if you can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

Ezekiel 17:1
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 20:49
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak parables?

Ezekiel 24:3
And utter a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:

Hosea 12:10
I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

17:1-10 Mighty conquerors are aptly likened to birds or beasts of prey, but their destructive passions are overruled to forward God's designs. Those who depart from God, only vary their crimes by changing one carnal confidence for another, and never will prosper.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

2. riddle—a continued allegory, expressed enigmatically, requiring more than common acumen and serious thought. The Hebrew is derived from a root, "sharp," that is, calculated to stimulate attention and whet the intellect. Distinct from "fable," in that it teaches not fiction, but fact. Not like the ordinary riddle, designed to puzzle, but to instruct. The "riddle" is here identical with the "parable," only that the former refers to the obscurity, the latter to the likeness of the figure to the thing compared.