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Ezekiel 12:22

“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?

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ASV

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

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?

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בֶּן־ben-O son ofH1121 →
אָדָ֗ם'a.DamhumankindH120 →
מָֽה־mah-what?H4100 →
הַמָּשָׁ֤לha.ma.Shal[is] the proverbH4912 →
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
לָכֶ֔םla.Khemto you
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
אַדְמַ֥ת'ad.Mat[the] land ofH127 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
יַֽאַרְכוּ֙ya.'ar.Khuthey are longH748 →
הַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117 →
וְאָבַ֖דve.'a.Vadand it perishesH6 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
חָזֽוֹן׃cha.ZonvisionH2377 →

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Ezekiel 18:2–3“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?Ezekiel 11:3They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’Ezekiel 12:27“Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’Jeremiah 17:15Behold, they keep saying to me, “Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!”Jeremiah 5:12–13They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.Amos 6:3You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.2 Peter 3:3–4Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.Isaiah 5:19to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”Jeremiah 23:33–40“Now when this people or a prophet or priest asks you, ‘What is the burden of the LORD?’ you are to say to them, ‘What burden? I will forsake you, declares the LORD.’Amos 5:18Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.Ezekiel 16:44Behold, all who speak in proverbs will quote this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’Matthew 24:48But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’Ezekiel 21:23It will seem like a false omen to the eyes of those who have sworn allegiance to him, but it will draw attention to their guilt and take them captive.Ezekiel 7:2“O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.Luke 12:45But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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