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Ezekiel 17:2

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17:2“Son of man, offer a riddle,1 and tell a parable to the house of Israel.

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  1. 1 The verb occurs elsewhere in the OT only in Judg 14:12–19, where Samson supplies a riddle.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Son of man, pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Son of man, give this riddle, and tell this story to the people of Israel.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Son of man, tell a riddle and quote a proverb to the house of Israel,

KJV 1900King James Version

Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;