Ezekiel 12:22

'Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying: The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

In Context

21And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

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 word of every vision.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 5:12They have belied the LORD, and said: 'It is not He, neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine;

Ezekiel 11:3that say: The time is not near to build houses! this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.

Ezekiel 16:44Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying: As the mother, so her daughter.

Amos 6:3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 12:22-28

Message from God to the People; Impious and Deceitful Hopes. ( b. c. 593.) 21 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 22 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth? 23 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. 24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor… Read the whole commentary →

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