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Ezekiel 20:49 Cross-References
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“Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?”
Ezekiel 20:49 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 20:49
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables? This verse captures Ezekiel's frustration with his audience's dismissive response to God's prophetic word. The Hebrew interjection "Ah" (ahah, אֲהָהּ) expresses deep emotion—here, exasperation and perhaps despair. "Lord GOD" translates Adonai Yahweh (אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה), the most solemn divine name, indicating the gravity of Ezekiel's complaint."They say of me, Doth he not speak parables?" reveals the people's evasion of prophetic truth. The Hebrew mashal (מָשָׁל, "parable") can mean allegory, proverb, or riddle—here used pejora...
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Cross-References for Ezekiel 20:49
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“but will tell you plainly about the Father.”
“put forth a riddle”
“What does this babbler want to say? Others said”
“because seeing they don't see”