English Standard Version
Ezekiel 20:49
49Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, 'Is he not a maker of parables?'"
Ezekiel 20:49 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
- New International Version (NIV)Then I said, “Sovereign Lord, they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just telling parables?’ ”
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! They say of me, ‘Does he not speak parables?’ ”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then I said, “O Sovereign Lord, they are saying of me, ‘He only talks in riddles!’”
Context of Ezekiel 20:49
47Say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of the Lord: Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you and every dry tree. The blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from south to north shall be scorched by it. 48All flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it; it shall not be quenched." Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, 'Is he not a maker of parables?'"
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וָאֹמַ֕ר אֲהָ֖הּ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הֵ֚מָּה אֹמְרִ֣ים לִ֔י הֲלֹ֛א מְמַשֵּׁ֥ל מְשָׁלִ֖ים הֽוּא׃ פRead the interlinear
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 20:49
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 49Ah Lord God - O my God, consider my situation; who will believe what I shall say? They put the evil day far from them. Doth he not speak parables? - הוא משלים ממשל הלא halo memashshel meshalim hu, "Is not he a maker of parables?" Is it not his custom to deal in enigmas? His figures are not to be understood; we should not trouble ourselves with them. We are not obliged to fathom his meaning; and perhaps after all it does not refer to us, or will not be…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45-49Verses 45-49 This paragraph is in the Hebrew text, Septuagint and Vulgate the beginning of Ezekiel 20:46 In this verse occur three Hebrew synonyms for “south,” denoting: (1) the region on the right, Teman 1 Samuel 23:24; (2) the region of dryness, Negeb Joshua 15:4; (3) the region of brightness, Darom Deuteronomy 33:23. The variety of terms helps the force of the application. Chebar is in the north of Babylonia; from the north the Chaldaeans came upon…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 45-49Verses 45-49 Judah and Jerusalem had been full of people, as a forest of trees, but empty of fruit. God's word prophesies against those who bring not forth the fruits of righteousness. When He will ruin a nation, who or what can save it? The plainest truths were as parables to the people. It is common for those who will not be wrought upon by the word, to blame it.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 45-49Like a parable, this prophecy both reveals and conceals its message. People complain that the prophet only speaks in riddles (see Matthew 13:10–17). It reveals that a powerful judgment is coming. This judgment is described as an all-consuming fire. That means it is like a fire that burns up every tree.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 45-4945-49. An introductory brief description in enigma of the destruction by fire and sword, detailed more explicitly in Eze 21:1-32.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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