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Ezekiel 17:2

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

KJV

Fili hominis, propone ænigma, et narra parabolam ad domum Israël,

Vulgate

Υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, διήγησαι διήγημα καὶ εἰπὸν παραβολὴν πρὸς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Ἰσραήλ,

LXX

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

ASV

בֶּן אָדָ֕ם ח֥וּד חִידָ֖ה וּ/מְשֹׁ֣ל מָשָׁ֑ל אֶל בֵּ֖ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
וֹ
v
noun · 39×
ח֥וּד
chvd
verb · 4×
חִידָ֖ה
chydh
noun · 17×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי
nmshlty
verb · 15×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ezek 20:49 — Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
  • Ezek 24:3 — And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
  • Jer 23:5 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
  • Judg 14:12 — And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye 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
  • Mark 12:15 — Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
  • Matt 13:3 — And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
  • Matt 13:24 — Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
  • Matt 13:35 — That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
  • Num 12:8 — With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?