Ezequiel 20:49

Almeida Revista e Corrigida

Ento, disse eu: Ah! Senhor JEOV! Eles dizem de mim: No este um dizedor de parbolas?

Parallel Translations

A Biblia Sagrada
Ento disse eu: Ah! Senhor DEUS! Eles dizem de mim: No este um proferidor de parbolas?

Almeida Revista e Atualizada
Ento, disse eu: ah! SENHOR Deus! Eles dizem de mim: No ele proferidor de parbolas?

Bible Verse Review
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Doth: Is it not his usual custom to deal in enigmas? His figures are not to be understood; we should not trouble ourselves with them. God therefore commands the prophet to declare, in the next chapter, the same things in the plainest terms, so that they should not complain of his parables. Matthew 13:13, Matthew 13:14, John 16:25, Acts 17:18

Reciprocal: Genesis 19:14 - as one Numbers 12:8 - dark speeches Numbers 23:7 - he took Judges 14:12 - a riddle 2 Kings 14:9 - The thistle Psalms 49:4 - parable Ezekiel 4:14 - Ah Ezekiel 12:9 - What Ezekiel 17:2 - General Ezekiel 21:7 - Wherefore Ezekiel 24:3 - utter Ezekiel 24:19 - General Ezekiel 37:18 - Wilt Hosea 12:10 - used Matthew 13:3 - in Mark 12:1 - he began Galatians 4:24 - an allegory

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said I, ah Lord God!.... The Septuagint version is, "by no means, Lord, Lord"; that is, let me not be sent on such an errand; at least, let it not be delivered in such figurative terms; or let not such a general calamity befall the people. The Targum is,

"receive my prayer, O Lord God;''

the prophet here either complains of the usage he had met with after delivering the above prophecy; or rather of what he had met with before, and which he expected again; and therefore desired either that he might be excused delivering the prophecy; or, however, that it might be delivered not in obscure and enigmatical terms, but in plain and easy ones:

they say of me, doth he not speak parables? as before, of a lion and her whelps; and of a vine, and its rods and branches, Ezekiel 19:1 and now here again, of a fire, and a forest, and trees of it, green and dry; things not easily understood, and so not attended to and regarded; as if they should say, this man brings us nothing but parables, riddles, and enigmas, and such sort of unintelligible stuff, not worth minding; and rather appears as a man delirious and mad than a prophet. Wherefore Ezekiel seems to desire that he might be sent to them with a message more plainly expressed; and which might excite their attention and regard, and not expose him to their ridicule and contempt; and accordingly we find it is explained and expressed in clearer terms in the next chapter.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This paragraph is in the Hebrew text, Septuagint and Vulgate the beginning of Ezekiel 21:0 to which it belongs, as it contains a prophecy delivered in a form which is there explained. It may, however, be regarded as a link between the foregoing and following prophecies, being a general introduction to seven words of judgment about to be pronounced in development of that which has just been delivered.

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 Judaea (see the Ezekiel 1:4 note).

Ezekiel 20:47

Forest of the south - The land of Israel. See Ezekiel 21:1-2.

Ezekiel 20:49

Parables - Compare Ezekiel 17:2. The meaning of the prophet was clear enough, if those whom he addressed had chosen to understand.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 20:49. Ah 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? — הלא ממשל משלים הוא 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 accomplished in our time, if it even respect the land. Thus they turned aside what might have done them good, and rejected the counsel of God against themselves.

By dividing the word with our neighbour we often lose the benefit both of threatenings and promises. They voluntarily shut their own eyes; and then God, in judgment, sealed them up in darkness.