Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;In other versions
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
ASV
Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,
BBE
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,
DBY
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
WEB
`Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use a simile unto the house of Israel,
YLT
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
ENG
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
WBT
“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
BSB
In context
1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
4He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.