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Ezekiel 17:2 KJV
Ezekiel · chapter 17 · verse 2 · King James Version
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;Ezekiel 17:2 · King James Version
Ezekiel 17:2 in context
1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
3And 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:
4He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
Key words (Strong's)
- parablemâshâlproperly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical natureH4912 →
- riddlechîydâha puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maximH2420 →
- forthchûwdproperly, to tie a knotH2330 →
- speakmâshalto likenH4911 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- Sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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