Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then I said, “Sovereign LORD, they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just telling parables?’” New Living Translation Then I said, “O Sovereign LORD, they are saying of me, ‘He only talks in riddles!’” English Standard Version Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of parables?’” Berean Standard Bible Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’ ” King James Bible Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables? New King James Version Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! They say of me, ‘Does he not speak parables?’ ” New American Standard Bible Then I said, “Oh, Lord GOD! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not just speaking in riddles?’” NASB 1995 Then I said, “Ah Lord GOD! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not just speaking parables?’” NASB 1977 Then I said, “Ah Lord GOD! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not just speaking parables?’” Legacy Standard Bible Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not just speaking parables?’” Amplified Bible Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not [just] speaking in parables and making allegories?’” Christian Standard Bible Then I said, “Oh, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just composing parables? ’ ” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then I said, “Oh, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just posing riddles?” American Standard Version Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I said: Oh, LORD OF LORDS, behold they say to me, ‘You speak parables!’ Brenton Septuagint Translation And I said, Not so, O Lord God! they say to me, Is not this that is spoken a parable? Contemporary English Version But I complained, "LORD God, I don't want to do that! People already say I confuse them with my messages." Douay-Rheims Bible And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God: they say of me: Doth not this man speak by parables? English Revised Version Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables? GOD'S WORD® Translation Then I said, "Oh no! Almighty LORD, no! The people already say that I'm only telling stories." Good News Translation But I protested, "Sovereign LORD, don't make me do it! Everyone is already complaining that I always speak in riddles." International Standard Version Then I said, "O Lord GOD! They're saying about me, 'Isn't he one to propound parables?'" JPS Tanakh 1917 Then said I: 'Ah Lord GOD! they say of me: Is he not a maker of parables?' Literal Standard Version And I say, “Aah! Lord YHWH, | They are saying of me, | Is he not using allegories?” Majority Standard Bible Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’” New American Bible But I said, “Ah! Lord GOD, they are saying about me, ‘Is not this the one who is forever spinning parables?’ ” NET Bible Then I said, "O sovereign LORD! They are saying of me, 'Does he not simply speak in eloquent figures of speech?'" New Revised Standard Version Then I said, “Ah Lord GOD! they are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of allegories?’” New Heart English Bible Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD. They say of me, 'Isn't he a speaker of parables?'" Webster's Bible Translation Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables? World English Bible Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! They say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’” Young's Literal Translation And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah, They are saying of me, Is he not using similes? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Prophecy Against the South…48Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.” 49Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’” Cross References Matthew 13:13 This is why I speak to them in parables: 'Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.' John 16:25 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father. Ezekiel 4:14 "Ah, Lord GOD," I said, "I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth." Ezekiel 12:9 "Son of man, hasn't the rebellious house of Israel asked you, 'What are you doing?' Ezekiel 17:2 "Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel Ezekiel 21:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Ezekiel 24:3 Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water. Treasury of Scripture Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak parables? Doth. Matthew 13:13,14 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand… John 16:25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. Acts 17:18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. Jump to Previous Ah Allegories He Maker Parables Similes Sovereign Speak Speaker Speaking Stories Telling UsingJump to Next Ah Allegories He Maker Parables Similes Sovereign Speak Speaker Speaking Stories Telling UsingEzekiel 20 1. God refuses to be consulted by the elders of Israel4. He shows the story of their rebellions in Egypt 19. in the desert 27. and in the land 33. He promises to gather them by the Gospel 45. Under the name of a forest he shows the destruction of Jerusalem (49) Doth he not speak parables?--Or enigmas--things that we cannot understand. This the prophet did designedly, as he had done in other cases, to awaken the attention of the people to the explanation he was about to give.Verse 49. - Doth he not speak parables? We can scarcely wonder that Ezekiel's enigmatic words here, as in ch. 15, 16, and 17, should have called forth some such expression from his hearers; but he obviously records the whisper which he thus heard, in a tone of sorrow and indignation. It was to him a proof, as a like question was to the Christ (Matthew 15:16; Matthew 16:9; Mark 8:21) proof that those hearers were yet without understanding. The question was, for those who asked it, an excuse for hardening their hearts against remonstrances which needed no explanation. The indignation was followed by another interval of silence, during which he brooded over their stubbornness, and at last, in Ezekiel 21:1, the word of the Lord comes to him, and he speaks "no more in proverbs," but interprets the latest parable even in its details.
Hebrew Then I said,וָאֹמַ֕ר (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Ah, אֲהָ֖הּ (’ă·hāh) Interjection Strong's 162: Alas! Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD, יְהוִ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH they הֵ֚מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They are saying אֹמְרִ֣ים (’ō·mə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say of me, לִ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew ‘Is he הֽוּא׃ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are not הֲלֹ֛א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no [just] telling מְמַשֵּׁ֥ל (mə·maš·šêl) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4911: To liken, to use, language, in, to resemble parables?’” מְשָׁלִ֖ים (mə·šā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4912: A pithy maxim, a simile Links Ezekiel 20:49 NIVEzekiel 20:49 NLT Ezekiel 20:49 ESV Ezekiel 20:49 NASB Ezekiel 20:49 KJV Ezekiel 20:49 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 20:49 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 20:49 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 20:49 French Bible Ezekiel 20:49 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 20:49 Then said I Ah Lord Yahweh! (Ezek. Eze Ezk) |
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