Ezekiel 12:22

Son of man What is this proverb ye have, concerning the soil of Israel, saying,— The days, are prolonged, Therefore shall every vision come to nought?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 Yahweh came unto me saying:

23Therefore say unto them, Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, I will cause this proverb to cease, And they shall use it as a proverb no more in Israel,— But speak unto them, The days, are drawn near, And the substance of every vision.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 5:12They have acted deceptively against Yahweh, And have said, Not He! Neither shall there come upon us, calamity, Nor sword nor famine, shall we see;

Ezekiel 11:3who are saying, Not near! let us build houses,— It, is the caldron, and, we, are the flesh!

Ezekiel 16:44Lo! every one who useth proverbs, against thee, shall use a proverb saying,— Like the mother, so her daughter!

Amos 6:3Ye who are putting far away the day of calamity,—but bringing near the abode of violence:

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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