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Ezek. 17:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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Ezek. 20:49• ⁴⁹Then said I, Ah! Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables? (Ezek. 20:49)

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Judg. 9:8‑15• ⁸{i}The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us.{/i}
⁹{i}And the olive-tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to wave over the trees?{/i}
¹⁰{i}And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, reign over us.{/i}
¹¹{i}But the fig-tree said to them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?{/i}
¹²{i}Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, reign over us.{/i}
¹³{i}And the vine said to them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave over the trees?{/i}
¹⁴{i}Then said all the trees to the thorn-bush, Come thou, reign over us.{/i}
¹⁵{i}And the thorn-bush said to the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, come, put confidence in my shadow; but if not, fire shall come out of the thorn-bush and devour the cedars of Lebanon.{/i} (Judg. 9:8‑15)

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Judg. 14:12‑19• ¹²{i}And Samson said to them, Let me now propound a riddle to you; if ye clearly explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty shirts, and thirty changes of garments.{/i}
¹³{i}But if ye cannot explain it to me, then shall ye give me thirty shirts, and thirty changes of garments. And they said to him, Propound thy riddle, that we may hear it.{/i}
¹⁴{i}And he said to them,{HR}Out of the eater came forth food,{HR}And out of the strong came forth sweetness.{/i}
¹⁵{i}And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Persuade thy husband, that he may explain to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire. Have ye invited us to impoverish us, —is it not so?{/i}
¹⁶{i}And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not. Thou hast propounded the riddle to the children of my people, and hast not explained it to me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not explained it to my father nor my mother, and shall I explain it to thee?{/i}
¹⁷{i}And she wept before him the seven days, while they had the feast. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that he explained it to her, for she pressed him. And she explained the riddle to the children of her people.{/i}
¹⁸{i}And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down,{HR}What is sweeter than honey,{HR}And what stronger than a lion?{HR}And he said to them, If ye had not ploughed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.{/i}
¹⁹{i}And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew of them thirty men, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of garments unto them that explained the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.{/i} (Judg. 14:12‑19)

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2 Sam. 12:1‑4• ¹{i}And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.{/i}
²The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
³but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
⁴And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. (2 Sam. 12:1‑4)

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Hos. 12:10• ¹⁰{i}And I have spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and by means of the prophets have I used similitudes.{/i} (Hos. 12:10)

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Matt. 13:13‑14,35• ¹³{i}For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;{/i}
¹⁴{i}and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see;{/i}
³⁵{i}so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from [the] world's foundation.{/i} (Matt. 13:13‑14,35)

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Mark 4:33‑34• ³³And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.
³⁴But without a parable he spoke not unto them; and in private he expounded all things to his disciples. (Mark 4:33‑34)

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1 Cor. 13:12• ¹²For we see now through a mirror in a dark form, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall fully know, even as I also was fully known. (1 Cor. 13:12)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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