Ezekiel 12:22 · KJV
“Son of man, what {is} that proverb {that} ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?”
— Ezekiel 12:22
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
Ezekiel 12 — Context
And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I {am} the LORD.
21And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
22Son of man, what {is} that proverb {that} ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
23Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
24For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
Cross References
Ezekiel 18:2-3
What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
Ezekiel 11:3
Which say, {It is} not near; let us build houses: this {city is} the caldron, and we {be} the flesh. {It is...: or, It is not for us to build houses near}
Ezekiel 12:27
Son of man, behold, {they of} the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth {is} for many days {to come}, and he prophesieth of the times {that are} far off.
2 Peter 3:3-4
Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
Isaiah 5:19
That say, Let him make speed, {and} hasten his work, that we may see {it}: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know {it}!
Jeremiah 5:12-13
They have belied the LORD, and said, {It is} not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:
Jeremiah 23:33-40
And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What {is} the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD.
Amos 6:3
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; {seat: or, habitation}
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