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Ezekiel 17:2

World English Bible

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

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Ezekiel 17:2 in other translations

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

Ezekiel 17:2 · American Standard Version

Ezekiel 17:2 in context

  1. 1Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
  2. 2“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
  3. 3and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh 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. 4He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.