Ezekiel 17:2
“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
What it says
Ezekiel is told to pose a riddle and speak a parable to Israel.
What it is doing
This verse marks the chapter as symbolic revelation.
In context
1Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel 3and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: 4He plucked off its topmost shoot, 5He took some of the seed of the land 6It sprouted and became a spreading vine, 7But there was another great eagle 8It had been planted in good soil 9So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: 10Even if it is transplanted,