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Ezekiel 17:2

“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בֶּן־ben-O son ofH1121 →
אָדָ֕ם'a.DamhumankindH120 →
ח֥וּדchudask a riddleH2330 →
חִידָ֖הchi.Daha riddleH2420 →
וּמְשֹׁ֣לu.me.Sholand speak a parableH4911 →
מָשָׁ֑לma.Shala parableH4912 →
אֶל־'el-concerningH413 →
בֵּ֖יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →

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Ezekiel 20:49Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”Judges 14:12“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.Numbers 12:8I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”Matthew 13:35So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”Matthew 13:24Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.Matthew 13:3And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.Mark 12:15But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”Ezekiel 24:3Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.Hosea 12:10I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.Matthew 13:13–14This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’Mark 4:33–34With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.2 Samuel 12:1–4Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.Judges 9:8–15One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’Judges 14:12–19“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.Ezekiel 2:1“Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”Numbers 23:7And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’Luke 14:7When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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