Ezekiel 12:23
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 word of every vision.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
24For there shall be no more any vain vision nor smooth divination within the house of Israel.
Cross References
Psalms 37:13The Lord doth laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming.
Ezekiel 7:2'And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the land of Israel: An end! the end is come upon the four corners of the land.
Ezekiel 7:6An end is come, the end is come, it awaketh against thee; behold, it cometh.
Ezekiel 7:10Behold the day; behold, it cometh; the turn is come forth; the rod hath blossomed, arrogancy hath budded.
Ezekiel 12:25For I am the LORD; I will speak, what word soever it be that I shall speak, and it shall be performed; it shall be no more delayed; for in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.'
Joel 2:1Blow ye the horn in Zion, and sound an alarm in My holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is at hand;
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 →