Holy Scripture
Ezekiel 17:1
A church father on this verse
“When it is said of the prophets: Present an enigma, tell a parable, or as the Septuagint translated: tell a narration, it is shown that what is said is obscure. For there is no doubt that to present an enigma and a parable is to express something in words and hold something in meaning. And indeed the Savior spoke to t…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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In context
— Ezekiel 17:1 —
2Son of man, relate a tale, and speak a parable to the house of Israel:
3and thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord; A great eagle with large wings, spreading them out very far, with many claws, which has the design of entering into Lebanon—and he took the choice branches of the cedar: