Ezekiel 17:2

“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;" - Ezekiel 17:2
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What does Ezekiel 17:2 mean?

Ezekiel 17:2 in the King James Version reads, "Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel." This verse marks the beginning of a parable that the prophet Ezekiel is instructed to tell the house of Israel. Throughout the book of Ezekiel, the…

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Unveiling the Riddles of God: The Wisdom Hidden in Parables

When we turn to the book of Ezekiel, amidst the visions and prophetic oracles, we find a call to understanding and interpretation: "Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel" (Ezekiel 17:2, KJV). This verse is an invitation for both the prophet…

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A Prayer for Wisdom and Understanding in Parable and Riddle

Heavenly Father, I come before You in humble reverence, acknowledging Your sovereignty and the depth of Your wisdom. As I meditate on the words of Ezekiel 17:2, where You instruct Your prophet, "Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,” I am…

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Ezekiel 17:2 - "Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;"
Ezekiel 3:17
Ezekiel 17:1 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 12:17 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,"
Ezekiel 22:17 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 17:11 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 1:17 - "When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went."
Ezekiel 4:17 - "That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity."
Ezekiel 7:17 - "All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water."
Ezekiel 17:17 - "Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:"
Ezekiel 37:17 - "And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand."
Ezekiel 17:14 - "That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand."
Ezekiel 30:17 - "The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity."
Ezekiel 42:17 - "He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about."
Ezekiel 33:17 - "¶ Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal."
Ezekiel 47:17 - "And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side."
Ezekiel 32:17 - "¶ It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
"And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying," - Ezekiel 17:1
"¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying," - Ezekiel 12:17
Ezekiel 21:17 - "I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it."
Ezekiel 20:17 - "Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness."
"And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying," - Ezekiel 22:17
Ezekiel 41:17 - "To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure."
Ezekiel 17:4 - "He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants."
Ezekiel 23:17 - "And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them."
Ezekiel 29:17 - "¶ And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 27:17 - "Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm."
Ezekiel 10:17 - "When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them."
Ezekiel 17:8 - "It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine."