Scripture · Old Testament
Ezekiel 17:2
Ezekiel 17:2 is verse 2 of Ezekiel chapter 17, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
King James Version
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
World English Bible
“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
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Ezekiel 17:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible
1 Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
2 “Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
3 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
4 He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
Read all of Ezekiel 17Hebrew words
בֶּןO son ofאָדָ֕םhumankindח֥וּדask a riddleחִידָ֖הa riddleוּמְשֹׁ֣לand speak a parableמָשָׁ֑לa parableאֶלconcerningבֵּ֖ית[the] house ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽלIsrael
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