Lexicon :: Strong's G3850 - parabolē

Balaam proclaimed his poem:

Balak brought me from Aram;

the king of Moab, from the eastern mountains:

“Come, put a curse on Jacob for me;

come, denounce Israel! ”

Balaam proclaimed his poem:

Balak, get up and listen;

son of Zippor, pay attention to what I say!

and he proclaimed his poem:

The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,

the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened,

Then he proclaimed his poem:

The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,

the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened;

Then Balaam saw Amalek and proclaimed his poem:

Amalek was first among the nations,

but his future is destruction.

Once more he proclaimed his poem:

Ah, who can live when God does this?

“You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the peoples where the LORD will drive you.

Then a man who was from there asked, “And who is their father? ”

As a result, “Is Saul also among the prophets? ” became a popular saying.

“As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness comes from wicked people.’ My hand will never be against you.

The God of Israel spoke;

the Rock of Israel said to me,

“The one who rules the people with justice,

who rules in the fear of God,

Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs numbered 1,005.

then I will uproot Israel from the soil that I gave them, and this temple that I have sanctified for my name I will banish from my presence; I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.

You make us a joke among the nations,

a laughingstock[fn] among the peoples.

I turn my ear to a proverb;

I explain my riddle with a lyre.

I wore sackcloth as my clothing,

and I was a joke to them.

I will declare wise sayings;

I will speak mysteries from the past —

for understanding a proverb or a parable,[fn]

the words of the wise, and their riddles.

I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly; I learned that this too is a pursuit of the wind.

In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.

“I will make them an object of horror and a disaster to all the kingdoms of the earth, an example for disgrace, scorn, ridicule, and cursing, wherever I have banished them.

“Son of man, what is this proverb you people have about the land of Israel, which goes, ‘The days keep passing by, and every vision fails’?

“ ‘Look, everyone who uses proverbs will quote this proverb about you: “Like mother, like daughter.”

“Son of man, pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.

“What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel:

‘The fathers eat sour grapes,

and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

“Fire has gone out from its main branch[fn]

and has devoured its fruit,

so that it no longer has a strong branch,

a scepter for ruling.

This is a lament and should be used as a lament.”

Then I said, “Oh, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just composing parables? ’ ”

“Now speak a parable to the rebellious house. Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says:

Put the pot on the fire —

put it on,

and then pour water into it!

In that day one will take up a taunt against you

and lament mournfully, saying,

“We are totally ruined!

He measures out the allotted land of my people.

How he removes it from me!

He allots our fields to traitors.”

Won’t all of these take up a taunt against him,

with mockery and riddles about him?

They will say,

“Woe to him who amasses what is not his —

how much longer? —

and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.”