Ezekiel 20:49

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then I said, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak in parables?

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then said{H559} I, Ah{H162} Lord{H136} Jehovah!{H136} they say{H559} of me, Is he not a speaker{H4911} of parables?{H4912}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then said{H559}{(H8799)} I, Ah{H162} Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}! they say{H559}{(H8802)} of me, Doth he not speak{H4911}{(H8764)} parables{H4912}?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde I: O LORDE, they wil saye of me: Tush, they are but fables, that he telleth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then saide I, Ah Lord God, they say of me, Doeth not he speake parables?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then sayde I, Ah Lorde God, they say of me, Doth not he speake parables?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then said I, Ah Lord Yahweh! they say of me, Isn't he a speaker of parables?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah, They are saying of me, Is he not using similes?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I said, Ah Lord Yahweh! they say of me, Isn't he a speaker of parables?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then I said,“O Sovereign LORD! They are saying of me,‘Does he not simply speak in eloquent figures of speech?’”

Referenced Verses

• John 16:25 : 25 I have spoken these things to you in proverbs: but the time is coming when I will no longer speak to you in proverbs, but I will show you plainly about the Father.
• Acts 17:18 : 18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What does this babbler want to say? Others said, He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods, because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection.
• Ezek 17:2 : 2 Son of man, present a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
• Matt 13:13-14 : 13 This is why I speak to them in parables: Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. 14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: By hearing, you shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing, you shall see and shall not perceive.