Ezekiel 17:2
World English Bible (WEB)
“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
In context
1 The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
2 “Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
3 and say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers which had various colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.
4 He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.
Ezekiel 17:2 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- “Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
- KJV King James Version
- Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto 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;