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


In Context

19 And say to the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with solicitude, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

21 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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?

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 to them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.

24 For there shall no more be any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:22"Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel: 'The days go by and every vision comes to nothing'?

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 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?