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They are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of parables?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! They say of me, ‘Does he not speak parables?’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “Oh, Lord GOD! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not <i>just</i> speaking in riddles?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then I said, &#8220Ah Lord GOD! They are saying of me, &#8216Is he not just speaking parables?&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then I said, “Ah Lord GOD! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not <i>just</i> speaking parables?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not <i>just</i> speaking parables?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not [just] speaking in parables <i>and</i> making allegories?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “Oh, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just composing parables? ’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, &#8220Oh, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, &#8216Isn&#8217t he just posing riddles?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But I complained, "LORD God, I don't want to do that! People already say I confuse them with my messages." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then I said, "Oh no! Almighty LORD, no! The people already say that I'm only telling stories."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But I protested, "Sovereign LORD, don't make me do it! Everyone is already complaining that I always speak in riddles." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I said, "O Lord GOD! They're saying about me, 'Isn't he one to propound parables?'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, "O sovereign LORD! They are saying of me, 'Does he not simply speak in eloquent figures of speech?'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD. They say of me, 'Isn't he a speaker of parables?'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! They say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I say, “Aah! Lord YHWH, "" They are saying of me, "" Is he not using allegories?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah, They are saying of me, Is he not using similes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And saying, Ah, Lord Jehovah, they say to me, Does he not use parables?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God: they say of me: Doth not this man speak by parables? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I said: “Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! They are saying about me: ‘Does this man not speak except through parables?’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But I said, “Ah! Lord GOD, they are saying about me, ‘Is not this the one who is forever spinning parables?’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I said, “Ah Lord GOD! they are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of allegories?’”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then said I, Ah LORD God! Behold, they will say to me, You speak in parables.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I said: Oh, LORD OF LORDS, behold they say to me, ‘You speak parables!’ <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then said I: 'Ah Lord GOD! they say of me: Is he not a maker of parables?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I said, Not so, O Lord God! they say to me, Is not this that is spoken a parable?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=5608" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/20.htm">A Prophecy Against the South</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">48</span>Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.” <span class="reftext">49</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Then I said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/162.htm" title="162: ’ă·hāh (Interjection) -- Alas! Apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily; Oh!">“Ah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">they</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ō·mə·rîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">are saying</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">of me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">‘Is he</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4911.htm" title="4911: mə·maš·šêl (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- Denominative from mashal; to liken, i.e. to use figurative language; intransitively, to resemble.">just telling</a> <a href="/hebrew/4912.htm" title="4912: mə·šā·lîm (N-mp) -- A proverb, parable. ">parables?’”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13-15</a></span><br />This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-11.htm">Mark 4:11-12</a></span><br />He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables, / so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Luke 8:10</a></span><br />He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-37.htm">John 12:37-41</a></span><br />Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. / This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-25.htm">Acts 28:25-27</a></span><br />They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: / ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14-16</a></span><br />But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. / And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. / But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/5-11.htm">Hebrews 5:11</a></span><br />We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-16.htm">2 Peter 3:16</a></span><br />He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a></span><br />They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></span><br />“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Jeremiah 6:10</a></span><br />To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-7.htm">Jeremiah 20:7-9</a></span><br />You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. / For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long. / If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/12-10.htm">Hosea 12:10</a></span><br />I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak parables?</p><p class="hdg">Doth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13,14</a></b></br> Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/16-25.htm">John 16:25</a></b></br> These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/17-18.htm">Acts 17:18</a></b></br> Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/11-13.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Allegories</a> <a href="/luke/22-37.htm">He</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-19.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-6.htm">Parables</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Similes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-44.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-46.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-18.htm">Speaker</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-5.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Stories</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-1.htm">Telling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-2.htm">Using</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Ah</a> <a href="/john/16-25.htm">Allegories</a> <a href="/luke/22-37.htm">He</a> <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Maker</a> <a href="/hosea/12-10.htm">Parables</a> <a href="/hosea/12-10.htm">Similes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-13.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Speaker</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-6.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-6.htm">Stories</a> <a href="/matthew/12-48.htm">Telling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-28.htm">Using</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">God refuses to be consulted by the elders of Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-4.htm">He shows the story of their rebellions in Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-19.htm">in the desert</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">and in the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-33.htm">He promises to gather them by the Gospel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/20-45.htm">Under the name of a forest he shows the destruction of Jerusalem</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/ezekiel/20.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Then I said</b><br />This phrase indicates a direct response from the prophet Ezekiel. The Hebrew word for "said" is "אָמַר" (amar), which is often used to denote a declaration or proclamation. In this context, it reflects Ezekiel's immediate reaction to the situation he faces. It is a moment of personal expression, showing the prophet's human side and his engagement with God in a conversational manner. This highlights the intimate relationship between God and His prophets, where dialogue is open and honest.<p><b>Ah, Lord GOD!</b><br />The exclamation "Ah" is a transliteration of the Hebrew "אֲהָהּ" (ahhah), an expression of distress or lament. It conveys a deep emotional response, often used in moments of despair or frustration. "Lord GOD" is a translation of "אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה" (Adonai Yahweh), a title that emphasizes God's sovereignty and covenantal relationship with Israel. This phrase underscores Ezekiel's reverence and recognition of God's ultimate authority, even amidst his personal struggles and the people's skepticism.<p><b>They are saying of me</b><br />This phrase reveals the perception and reaction of the people towards Ezekiel. The Hebrew root "אָמַר" (amar) is again used here, indicating the people's ongoing commentary or gossip about the prophet. It reflects a communal attitude of doubt or dismissal towards Ezekiel's messages. This highlights the challenge prophets often faced: delivering God's truth to a resistant or unbelieving audience.<p><b>Is he not just telling parables?</b><br />The word "parables" is translated from the Hebrew "מָשָׁל" (mashal), which can mean a proverb, parable, or allegory. Parables were a common teaching tool in ancient times, used to convey deeper truths through simple accounts or analogies. However, the people's question implies skepticism or trivialization of Ezekiel's messages, suggesting they view his prophecies as mere accounts without real significance or divine authority. This reflects a broader theme in scripture where God's messages are often misunderstood or dismissed by those who are spiritually blind or hard-hearted.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(49) <span class= "bld">Doth he not speak parables?</span>--Or enigmas--things that we cannot understand. This the prophet did designedly, as he had done in other cases, to awaken the attention of the people to the explanation he was about to give.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 49.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Doth he not speak parables?</span> We can scarcely wonder that Ezekiel's enigmatic words here, as in ch. 15, 16, and 17, should have called forth some such expression from his hearers; but he obviously records the whisper which he thus heard, in a tone of sorrow and indignation. It was to him a proof, as a like question was to the Christ (<a href="/matthew/15-16.htm">Matthew 15:16</a>; <a href="/matthew/16-9.htm">Matthew 16:9</a>; <a href="/mark/8-21.htm">Mark 8:21</a>) proof that those hearers were yet without understanding. The question was, for those who asked it, an excuse for hardening their hearts against remonstrances which needed no explanation. The indignation was followed by another interval of silence, during which he brooded over their stubbornness, and at last, in <a href="/ezekiel/21-1.htm">Ezekiel 21:1</a>, the word of the Lord comes to him, and he speaks "no more in proverbs," but interprets the latest parable even in its details. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then I said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֹמַ֕ר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Ah,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲהָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·hāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_162.htm">Strong's 162: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alas!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">GOD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוִ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֚מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are saying</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹמְרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·mə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of me,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Is he</span><br /><span class="heb">הֽוּא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲלֹ֛א</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[just] telling</span><br /><span class="heb">מְמַשֵּׁ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(mə·maš·šêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4911.htm">Strong's 4911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To liken, to use, language, in, to resemble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">parables?’”</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשָׁלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4912.htm">Strong's 4912: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pithy maxim, a simile</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/20-49.htm">Ezekiel 20:49 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/20-49.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 20:49 Then said I Ah Lord Yahweh! 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