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"“Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel."
— Ezekiel 17:2, NET Bible
“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, 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;”
A Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine The LORD’s message came to me:
“Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel.
Say to them:‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘A great eagle with broad wings, long feathers, with full plumage which was multi-hued, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.
He plucked off its topmost shoot; he brought it to a land of merchants and planted it in a city of traders.
He took one of the seedlings of the land, placed it in a cultivated plot; a shoot by abundant water, like a willow he planted it.