Ezekiel 17:2
King James Version (KJV)
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
In context
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
4 He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
Ezekiel 17:2 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
- WEB World English Bible
- “Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
- ASV American Standard Version
- Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use a simile unto the house of Israel,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,
- WBS Webster Bible
- Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;