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Ezekiel 20:49

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

KJV

Et dixi : A, a, a, Domine Deus : ipsi dicunt de me : Numquid non per parabolas loquitur iste ?

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπα Μηδαμῶς, κύριε Κύριε· αὐτοὶ λέγουσιν πρὸς μέ Οὐχὶ παραβολή ἐστιν λεγομένη αὕτη;

LXX

Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?

ASV

And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God: they say of me: Doth not this man speak by parables?

Douay-Rheims

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Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Ezek 4:14 — Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable
  • Ezek 12:9 — Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
  • Ezek 17:2 — Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
  • 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:
  • Ezek 37:18 — And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?
  • Gal 4:24 — Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
  • Gen 19:14 — And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his s
  • Hos 12:10 — I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
  • John 16:25 — These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
  • 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
  • Matt 13:3 — And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
  • 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?