Ezekiel 12 · Verse 25

Ezekiel 12:25

For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God.
Ezekiel 12:25, King James Version

Ezekiel 12:25 in other translations

BSBbecause I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”
WEBFor I am the LORD. I will speak, and the word that I speak will be performed. It will be no more deferred; for in your days, rebellious house, I will speak the word and will perform it,” says the Lord GOD.’”
ASVFor I am Jehovah; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed; it shall be no more deferred: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord Jehovah.
YLTFor I am Jehovah, I speak, The word that I speak--it is done, It is not prolonged any more, For, in your days, O rebellious house, I speak a word, and I have done it, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.'
DARBYFor I am Jehovah; I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall be performed, it shall be no more deferred. For in your days, O rebellious house, will I speak the word and will perform it, saith the Lord Jehovah.
BBEFor I am the Lord; I will say the word and what I say I will do; it will not be put off: for in your days, O uncontrolled people, I will say the word and do it, says the Lord.
WebsterFor I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall no more be prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.

What does Ezekiel 12:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. word ... shall come to pass--in opposition to their scoff "the vision faileth" (Eze 12:22). The repetition, "I will speak ... speak," &c. (or as Fairbairn, "For I, Jehovah, will speak whatever word I shall speak, and it shall be done") implies that whenever God speaks, the effect must follow; for God, who speaks, is not divided in Himself (Eze 12:28; Is 55:11; Da 9:12; Lu 21:33). no more prolonged--in opposition to the scoff (Eze 12:22), "The days are prolonged." in your days--while you are living (compare Mt 24:34).

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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.

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 12:21-28 →

Ezekiel 12:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֣י\׀kiforH3588
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲדַבֵּר֙'a.da.BerI will speakH1696
אֵת֩'et<obj.>H853
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
אֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerI will speakH1696
דָּבָר֙da.Vara wordH1697
וְיֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔הve.Ye.'a.Sehso it may be doneH6213
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תִמָּשֵׁ֖ךְti.ma.Shekhit will be postponedH4900
ע֑וֹדodagainH5750
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
בִֽימֵיכֶ֞םvi.mei.Khemin days yourH3117
בֵּ֣יתbeitO house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֗רִיha.Me.ri<the> rebellionH4805
אֲדַבֵּ֤ר'a.da.BerI will speakH1696
דָּבָר֙da.Vara wordH1697
וַעֲשִׂיתִ֔יוva.'a.si.Tivand I will do itH6213
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִֽה\׃\ \פYah.wehYahwehH3069

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Cross references for Ezekiel 12:25

  • Isaiah 55:11

    So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

  • Isaiah 14:24

    The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

  • Habakkuk 1:5

    Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.

  • Ezekiel 12:28

    Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord God.

  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  • Ezekiel 12:1-2

    The word of the Lord also came unto me, saying, Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.

  • Luke 21:33

    Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

  • Ezekiel 6:10

    And they shall know that I am the Lord, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.

  • Jeremiah 16:9

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.

  • Mark 13:30-31

    Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

  • Lamentations 2:17

    The Lord hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.

  • Zechariah 1:6

    But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will.
28; 6:10; Nu 14:28-34; Isa 14:24; 55:11; La 2:17; Da 9:12; Zec 1:6
Mt 24:35; Lu 21:13,33
in your.
Jer 16:9; Hab 1:5; Mr 13:30,31
O rebellious.
1,2

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Context

  • Ezekiel 12:24

    For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 12:25

    For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 12:26

    Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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Ezekiel 12:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque yo Jehová hablaré; cumpliráse la palabra que yo hablaré; no se dilatará más: antes en vuestros días, oh casa rebelde, hablaré palabra, y cumpliréla, dice el Señor Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car moi, je suis l’ Éternel; je parlerai, et la parole que j’aurai dite sera exécutée, elle ne sera plus différée; car en vos jours, maison rebelle, je dirai une parole et je l’exécuterai, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn ich bin Jehova, ich rede; das Wort, das ich rede, wird auch geschehen, es wird nicht mehr hinausgeschoben werden. Denn in euren Tagen, widerspenstiges Haus, rede ich ein Wort und tue es auch, spricht der Herr, Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		quia ego Dominus loquar, et quodcumque locutus fuero verbum, fiet, et non prolongabitur amplius: sed in diebus vestris, domus exasperans, loquar verbum, et faciam illud, dicit Dominus Deus.