Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said I, "O LORD, they will say of me, 'Tush, they are but fables that he telleth.'"
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?
Julia Smith Translation
And saying, Ah, Lord Jehovah, they say to me, Does he not use 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?
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 shall see, that I the LORD have kindled it, so that no man may quench it.'" 49 Then said I, "O LORD, they will say of me, 'Tush, they are but fables that he telleth.'"
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Cross References
John 16:25
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs. The time will come when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs: but I shall show you plainly from my father.
Ezekiel 17:2
"Thou son of man, put forth a dark speaking and a parable unto the house of Israel,
Matthew 13:13-14
Therefore speak I to them in similitudes: For though they see, they see not; and hearing, they hear not, neither understand.
Acts 17:18
Certain Philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, disputed with him. And some there were which said, "What will this babbler say?" Others said, "He seemeth to be a tidings-bringer of new devils," because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.