Ezekiel 20:49
“Then said I, Ah Lord God, they say of me, Doeth he not speake parables?”
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Ezekiel 20:49 Context
47And say to the forest of þe South, Heare the word of the Lord: Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall deuoure euery greene tree in thee, and euery dry tree: the flaming flame shal not be quenched, and all faces from the South to the North shalbe burnt therein. 48And all flesh shall see that I the Lord haue kindled it: it shall not be quenched. 49Then said I, Ah Lord God, they say of me, Doeth he not speake parables?
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Other Translations for Ezekiel 20:49
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
- King James Version
Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD! They are saying of me, 'Is he not {just} speaking parables?'"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?
- American Standard Version (1901)
Then I said, Ah, Lord! they say of me, Is he not a maker of stories?
- Basic English Bible
And I said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
- Darby Bible
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
- Webster's Bible
Then I said, Ah Lord Yahweh! they say of me, Isn't he a speaker of parables?
- World English Bible
And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah, They are saying of me, Is he not using similes?
- Youngs Literal Bible
(21:5) Then said I: 'Ah Lord GOD! they say of me: Is he not a maker of parables?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ezekiel 20:49
20:49 Parables - So absolutely, that we cannot understand him.