Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 20:49
American Standard Version
Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?
Amplified® Bible
Then said I, Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, Does he not speak in parables {and} make allegories?
Contemporary English Version
But I complained, "LORD God, I don't want to do that! People already say I confuse them with my messages."
Darby English Version
And I said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
Good News Bible
But I protested, "Sovereign LORD, don't make me do it! Everyone is already complaining that I always speak in riddles."
King James Version
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
New American Standard Bible
Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD! They are saying of me, `Is he not {just} speaking parables?'"
New International Version
Then I said, "Ah, Sovereign LORD! They are saying of me, 'Isn't he just telling parables?' "
New King James Version
Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! They say of me, 'Does he not speak parables?'"
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD! They say of me, ' Does he not just speak in parables?'"
Revised Standard Version
Then I said, "Ah Lord GOD! they are saying of me, 'Is he not a maker of allegories?'"
Young's Literal Translation
And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah, They are saying of me, Is he not using similes?