Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And saying, Ah, Lord Jehovah, they say to me, Does he not use parables?
New American Standard Bible
Then I said, “Ah Lord God! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not just speaking
King James Version
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
Holman Bible
Then I said, “Oh, Lord God, they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just posing riddles?’”
International Standard Version
Then I said, "O Lord GOD! They're saying about me, "Isn't he one to propound parables?'"
A Conservative Version
Then I said, Ah lord LORD! They say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?
American Standard Version
Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?
Amplified
Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not [just] speaking in parables and making allegories?’”
Bible in Basic English
Then I said, Ah, Lord! they say of me, Is he not a maker of stories?
Darby Translation
And I said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
King James 2000
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak parables?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then I said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh, they are saying about me, '[Is] he not posing a parable?'"
Modern King James verseion
And I said, Ah Lord Jehovah! They say of me, Does he not speak parables?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said I, "O LORD, they will say of me, 'Tush, they are but fables that he telleth.'"
NET Bible
Then I said, "O sovereign Lord! They are saying of me, 'Does he not simply speak in eloquent figures of speech?'"
New Heart English Bible
Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD. They say of me, 'Isn't he a speaker of parables?'"
The Emphasized Bible
Then said I, Ah! My Lord Yahweh: They are saying of me, Is not he a putter forth of parables?
Webster
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
World English Bible
Then I said, Ah Lord Yahweh! they say of me, Isn't he a speaker of parables?
Youngs Literal Translation
And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah, They are saying of me, Is he not using similes?
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 20:49
Verse Info
Context Readings
Fire In The South
48 And all flesh saw that I Jehovah kindled it: it shall not be quenched. 49 And saying, Ah, Lord Jehovah, they say to me, Does he not use parables?
Names
Cross References
John 16:25
These have I spoken to you in proverbs: but the hour comes, when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but with freedom of speech will I announce to you of the Father.
Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, propose an enigma and use a parable to the house of Israel;
Matthew 13:13-14
For this I speak to them in parables: for seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Acts 17:18
And certain of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers deliberated with him. And certain said, What may this idle, talkative man wish to say? and others, He seems to be a declarer of strange demons: because he announced to them good news, and the rising up.