Ezekiel 17:2

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Ezekiel 17:2

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

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Then I said, Ah, Lord! they say of me, Is he not a maker of stories?

One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.

And Samson said, Now I have a hard question for you: if you are able to give me the answer before the seven days of the feast are over, I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty changes of clothing;

And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.

My word came to the ears of the prophets and I gave them visions in great number, and by the mouths of the prophets I made use of comparisons.

For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:

For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me.