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Ezekiel 20:49

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Ezekiel 21:5.

וָאֹמַ֕רvaomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֲהָ֖הּahahalasאֲהָהּparticle, interjection — “alas”H162Oh!ah, alas.אֲדֹנָ֣יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.יְהוִ֑הyehviGodיְהֹוִהnoun, proper name — “God”H3069{YHWH}God.הֵ֚מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.אֹמְרִ֣יםomerimsayאָמַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “say”, a verb used as a describing wordH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לִ֔יlitoלִ֔יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toהֲלֹ֛אhalono , -r,לֹאparticle, interrogative, particle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…מְמַשֵּׁ֥לmemasheluse proverbמָשַׁלverb, piel, participle, absolute — “use proverb”, a verb used as a describing wordH4911to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemblebe(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.מְשָׁלִ֖יםmeshalimbywordמָשָׁלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “byword”, the ordinary formH4912properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)byword, like, parable, proverb.הֽוּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(21-5) Then said I: 'Ah Lord GOD! they say of me: Is he not a maker of parables?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?

Young’s Literal Translation

And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah, They are saying of me, Is he not using similes?

World English Bible

Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! They say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’”

Darby Translation

And I said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

Douay-Rheims

And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God: they say of me: Doth not this man speak by parables?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(21-5) Then said I: 'Ah Lord GOD! they say of me: Is he not a maker of parables?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I said, Not so, O Lord God! they say to me, Is not this that is spoken a parable?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπα, μηδαμῶς Κύριε Κύριε· αὐτοὶ λέγουσι πρὸς μὲ, οὐχὶ παραβολή ἐστι λεγομένη αὕτη;