Ezekiel 17:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;”
Ezekiel 17:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 17:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 17:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;”
Ezekiel 17:2 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 17:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use a simile unto the house of Israel,”
Ezekiel 17:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 17:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel, ”
Ezekiel 17:2 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 17:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Sonne of man, put foorth a parable and speake a prouerbe vnto the house of Israel,”
Ezekiel 17:2 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 17:2 in Context — Ezekiel 17
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.
What Does Ezekiel 17:2 Mean?
Ezekiel 17:2 is a verse from the Book of Ezekiel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezekiel chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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