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# General Information:
Ezekiel reports a message that God gives him.
# The word of Yahweh came
This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). AT: "Yahweh spoke this message" or "Yahweh spoke these words" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# Son of man
"Son of a human being" or "Son of humanity." God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. AT: "Mortal person" or "Human"
# present a riddle and speak a parable
"give them a puzzle to think about" or "tell this story as an illustration"
# the house of Israel
The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house, in this case the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob over many years. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:1](../03/16.md). AT: "the Israelite people group" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# long pinions, full of feathers
"the ends of its wings were long and full of feathers." The word "pinion" means the outer end of the wings.
# that was multicolored
The eagle's feathers were many different colors.
# It broke off the tips of the branches
"It broke off the highest part of the tree"
# took them
"took the top of the tree" or "took the branches"
# he planted it in a city of merchants
"he planted it in a city that had many merchants." A merchant is a person who sells things.
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/wordofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofman]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/parable]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/house]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordyahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lebanon]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cedar]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/canaan]]