Translations
Modern
Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
Traditional
Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
Literal
And I said: “Ah, Lord YHWH! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not one telling parables?’”
Latin
Et dixi: A, a, a, Domine Deus: ipsi dicunt de me: Numquid non per parabolas loquitur iste?
Original
Hebrew
English
Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
Notes
Like a parable, this prophecy both reveals and conceals its message. People complain that the prophet only speaks in riddles (see Matthew 13:10–17). It reveals that a powerful judgment is coming. This judgment is described as an all-consuming fire. That means it is like a fire that burns up every tree.
Events
- Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC
People
LORD: Names or title used to refer to God