Lexicon :: Strong's G3850 - parabolē

“From Aram ^H6307 Balak ^H1111 has brought ^H5148 me,

Moab’s ^H4124 king ^H4428 from the mountains ^H2022 of the East ^H6924, saying,

‘Come ^H1980, declare ^H779 Jacob ^H3290 cursed ^H779 for me,

And come ^H1980, curse ^H2194 Israel ^H3478!’

“Arise ^H6965, Balak ^H1111, and hear ^H8085;

Listen ^H238 to me, son ^H1121 of Zippor ^H6834!

“The declaration ^H5002 of Balaam ^H1109 the son ^H1121 of Beor ^H1160,

And the declaration ^H5002 of the man ^H1397 whose eye ^H5869 is opened ^H8365;

Then he took ^H5375 up ^H5375 his discourse ^H4912 and said ^H559,

“The declaration ^H5002 of Balaam ^H1109 the son ^H1121 of Beor ^H1160,

And the declaration ^H5002 of the man ^H1397 whose eye ^H5869 is opened ^H8365,

And he looked ^H7200 at Amalek ^H6002 and took ^H5375 up ^H5375 his discourse ^H4912 and said ^H559,

“Amalek ^H6002 was the first ^H7225 of the nations ^H1471,

But his end ^H319 shall be [fn]destruction ^H8.”

Then he took ^H5375 up ^H5375 his discourse ^H4912 and said ^H559,

“Oh ^H188, who ^H4310 can live ^H2421 unless ^H4480 God ^H410 has ordained ^H7760 it?

“The God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 said ^H559 it;

The Rock ^H6697 of Israel ^H3478 spoke ^H1696 to me:

‘He who rules ^H4910 over mankind ^H120 righteously ^H6662,

Who rules ^H4910 in the fear ^H3374 of God ^H430,

You make ^H7760 us a proverb ^H4912 among the nations ^H1471,

A [fn]laughingstock ^H4493 H7218 among the peoples ^H3816.

I will incline ^H5186 my ear ^H241 to a proverb ^H4912;

I will [fn]express ^H6605 my riddle ^H2420 on the harp ^H3658.

When I made ^H5414 sackcloth ^H8242 my clothing ^H3830,

I became ^H1961 a proverb ^H4912 to them.

I will open ^H6605 my mouth ^H6310 in a parable ^H4912;

I will tell ^H5042 riddles ^H2420 of old ^H6924,

To understand ^H995 a proverb ^H4912 and a saying ^H4426,

The words ^H1697 of the wise ^H2450 and their riddles ^H2420.

In addition ^H3148 to being ^H1961 wise ^H2450, the Preacher ^H6953 also ^H5750 taught ^H3925 the people ^H5971 knowledge ^H1847; and he pondered ^H239, searched ^H2713 out ^H2713, and arranged ^H8626 many ^H7235 proverbs ^H4912.

“Behold ^H2009, everyone ^H3605 who quotes ^H4911 proverbs ^H4911 will quote ^H4911 this proverb ^H4911 about ^H5921 you, saying ^H559, ‘Like [fn]mother ^H517, like daughter ^H1323.’

‘The fathers ^H1 eat ^H398 sour ^H1155 grapes ^H1155,

[fn]But it is the children’s ^H1121 teeth ^H8127 that have become ^H6949 blunt ^H6949’?

‘And fire ^H784 has gone ^H3318 out ^H3318 from its stem ^H4294;

It has consumed ^H398 its shoots ^H909 and fruit ^H6529,

So that there is no ^H3808 [fn]strong ^H5797 stem ^H4294 in it,

A scepter ^H7626 to rule ^H4910.’”

This ^H1931 is a song ^H7015 of ^H7015 mourning ^H7015, and has become ^H1961 a song ^H7015 of ^H7015 mourning ^H7015.

“Put ^H8239 on the pot ^H5518, put ^H8239 it on and also ^H1571 pour ^H3332 water ^H4325 into it;

“On that day ^H3117 they will take ^H5375 up ^H5375 against ^H5921 you a [fn]song ^H4912 of ^H4912 mocking ^H4912

And [fn]utter ^H5091 a song ^H5092 of ^H7015 mourning ^H7015 and say ^H559,

‘We are completely ^H7703 destroyed ^H7703!

He exchanges ^H4171 the share ^H2506 of my people ^H5971;

How ^H349 He removes ^H4185 it from me!

To the apostate ^H7728 He apportions ^H2505 our fields ^H7704.’

“Will all ^H3605 of these ^H428 not take ^H5375 up ^H5375 a song ^H4912 of ^H4912 ridicule ^H4912 against ^H5921 him,

Even a saying ^H4426 and insinuations ^H2420 against him

And say ^H559, ‘Woe ^H1945 to him who increases ^H7235 what is not his—

For how ^H4970 long ^H5704 H4970—

And makes ^H3513 himself [fn]rich ^H3513 with debts ^H5671!’