Ezekiel 12:22

Ezekiel chapter 12 · verse 22 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.21And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

v.22This passage

v.23Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: 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 fulfilment of every vision.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

2 Peter 3:3
knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts,
Ezekiel 16:44
Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Ezekiel 11:3
that say, The time is not near to build houses: this city is the caldron, and we are the flesh.
Ezekiel 18:2
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?
Amos 6:3
—ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
Jeremiah 5:12
They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: