Ezekiel 17:2

Webster's Bible (1833)

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם ח֥וּד חִידָ֖ה וּמְשֹׁ֣ל מָשָׁ֑ל אֶל־בֵּ֖ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

ben-ʾādām ḥûd ḥîdâ ûməšōl māšāl unto-bêt Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

• *ben*-*ʾādām*: construct phrase, masculine singular - son of man
• *ḥûd*: qal imperative masculine singular - pose/put forth
• *ḥîdâ*: feminine singular noun - riddle/enigma
• *ûməšōl*: waw-consecutive + qal imperative masculine singular - speak/utter
• *māšāl*: masculine singular noun - parable/proverb
• *bêt*: construct state, masculine singular - house of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

• *ḥûd*: pose/put forth/propose
• *ḥîdâ*: riddle/enigma/dark saying
• *māšāl*: parable/proverb/allegory

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 20:49 : 49 Then said I, Ah Lord Yahweh! they say of me, Isn't he a speaker of parables?
• Ezek 24:3 : 3 Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:
• Hos 12:10 : 10 I have also spoken to the prophets, And I have multiplied visions; And by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.
• Matt 13:13-14 : 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don't see, and hearing, they don't hear, neither do they understand. 14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, 'By hearing you will hear, And will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, And will in no way perceive:
• Matt 13:35 : 35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world."
• Mark 4:33-34 : 33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. 34 Without a parable he didn't speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained all things.
• 1 Cor 13:12 : 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.
• Judg 9:8-9 : 8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign you over us. 9 But the olive tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees? 10 The trees said to the fig tree, Come you, and reign over us. 11 But the fig tree said to them, Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees? 12 The trees said to the vine, Come you, and reign over us. 13 The vine said to them, Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees? 14 Then said all the trees to the bramble, Come you, and reign over us. 15 The bramble said to the trees, If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
• Judg 14:12-19 : 12 Samson said to them, Let me now put forth a riddle to you: if you can declare it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing; 13 but if you can't declare it to me, then shall you give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing. They said to him, Put forth your riddle, that we may hear it. 14 He said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, Out of the strong came forth sweetness. They couldn't in three days declare the riddle. 15 It happened on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire: have you called us to impoverish us? is it not [so]? 16 Samson's wife wept before him, and said, You do but hate me, and don't love me: you have put forth a riddle to the children of my people, and haven't told it me. He said to her, Behold, I haven't told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell you? 17 She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it happened on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people. 18 The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? He said to them, If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, You wouldn't have found out my riddle. 19 The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and struck thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes [of clothing] to those who declared the riddle. His anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
• 2 Sam 12:1-4 : 1 Yahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, "There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds, 3 but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him, and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him like a daughter. 4 A traveler came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man who had come to him."