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


In Context

19 and tell the people of the land, Thus says the Lord Yahweh concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, and despoiled of all that is therein, because of the violence of all those who dwell therein.

20 The cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

21 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

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

23 Tell them therefore, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but tell them, The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.

24 For there shall be no more any false 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 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 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?