22"Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel: 'The days go by and every vision comes to nothing'?


In Context

19 Say to the people of the land: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: They will eat their food in anxiety and drink their water in despair, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who live there.

20 The inhabited towns will be laid waste and the land will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD .' "

21 The word of the LORD came to me:

22 "Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel: 'The days go by and every vision comes to nothing'?

23 Say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to put an end to this proverb, and they will no longer quote it in Israel.' Say to them, 'The days are near when every vision will be fulfilled.

24 For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations among the people of Israel.

Ezekiel 12:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:22Son of man, what [is] that proverb [that] ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:22Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel? saying: The days shall be prolonged, and every vision shall fail.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:22Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:22Son of man, what is that proverb which ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days shall be prolonged, and every vision faileth?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:22Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:22Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:22Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:22Son of man, what is this simile to you, concerning the land of Israel, saying, Prolonged are the days, and perished hath every vision?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:22Son of man, what is that proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?