World English Bible
"Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;"
— Ezekiel 17:2, World English 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, 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;”
The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: 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:
he cropped off the topmost of the young twigs of it, and carried it to a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow tree.