Catholic Public Domain Version
"“Son of man, propose an enigma and describe a parable to the house of Israel, "
— Ezekiel 17:2, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;”
“Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; ”
“Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;”
““Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel.”
“Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,”
“Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,”
“Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;”
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
“Son of man, propose an enigma and describe a parable to the house of Israel,
and you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: A large eagle, with great wings and elongated pinions, full of feathers with many colors, came to Lebanon. And he took the kernel of the cedar.
He tore off the summit of its branches, and he transported it to the land of Canaan; he placed it in a city of merchants.
And he took from the seed of the land and placed it in the ground for seed, so that it might take firm root above many waters; he placed it at the surface.