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?
Ezekiel 12:22 in other translations
| BSB | “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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| WEB | “Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’? |
| 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? |
| YLT | ‘Son of man, what is this simile to you, concerning the land of Israel, saying, Prolonged are the days, and perished hath every vision? |
| DARBY | Son of man, what is that proverb which ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days shall be prolonged, and every vision faileth? |
| BBE | Son of man, what is this saying which you have about the land of Israel, The time is long and every vision comes to nothing? |
| Webster | Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth? |
What does Ezekiel 12:22 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 12:21-28
From that forbearance of God, which should have led them to repent, the Jews hardened themselves in sin. It will not serve for an excuse in speaking evil, to plead that it is a common saying. There is but a step between us and an awful eternity; therefore it concerns us to get ready for a future state. No one will be able to put from himself the evil day, unless by seeking peace with the Lord.
Ezekiel 12:22 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 12:22
- Ezekiel 18:2-3
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? As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
- Ezekiel 11:3
Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
- Ezekiel 12:27
Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.
- Amos 6:3
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
- Isaiah 5:19
That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!
- Jeremiah 23:33-40
And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the Lord? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the Lord. And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the Lord, I will even punish that man and his house. Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the Lord answered? and, What hath the Lord spoken? And the burden of the Lord shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God. …
- 2 Peter 3:3-4
Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
- Jeremiah 5:12-13
They have belied the Lord, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
- Ezekiel 16:44
Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
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Context
- Ezekiel 12:21
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
- 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?
- 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 effect of every vision.
Ezekiel 12:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hijo del hombre, ¿qué refrán es este que tenéis vosotros en la tierra de Israel, diciendo: Prolongarse han los días, y perecerá toda visión? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Fils d’homme, quel est ce proverbe que vous avez dans la terre d’Israël, disant: Les jours seront prolongés, et toute vision a péri? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Menschensohn, was ist das für ein Spruch, den ihr im Lande Israel habt, indem ihr sprechet: Die Tage werden sich in die Länge ziehen, und jedes Gesicht wird zunichte werden? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fili hominis, quod est proverbium istud vobis in terra Israël, dicentium: In longum differentur dies, et peribit omnis visio? |