Ezekiel 20:49

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • John 16:25 : 25 All this I have said to you in veiled language: but the time is coming when I will no longer say things in veiled language but will give you knowledge of the Father clearly.
  • Acts 17:18 : 18 And some of those who were supporters of the theories of the Epicureans and the Stoics, had a meeting with him. And some said, What is this talker of foolish words saying? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange gods: because he was preaching of Jesus and his coming back from the dead.
  • Ezek 17:2 : 2 Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,
  • Matt 13:13-14 : 13 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. 14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

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