Ezekiel 12:23

Translations

Modern

Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will put an end to this proverb, and in Israel they will no longer recite it.’ But say to them: ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled.

Traditional

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.

Literal

Therefore say to them, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘To this proverb I will put an end, and will they use it as a proverb no more in Israel. But rather speak to them: ‘The days are near, and the word of every vision!’

Latin

Ideo dic ad eos: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Quiescere faciam proverbium istud, neque vulgo dicetur ultra in Israël: et loquere ad eos quod appropinquaverint dies, et sermo omnis visionis.

Original

Hebrew

English

Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will put an end to this proverb, and in Israel they will no longer recite it.’ But say to them: ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled.

Notes

Ezekiel 12:23–25

The people did not believe the message from God (Ezekiel 12:22). So the Lord gave them a new proverb.

He used words that were similar to their saying. But he gave those words a different and opposite meaning.

Ezekiel 12:21–14:11

The messages in this section address the issue of true and false prophecy.

Theme notes and profiles

Prophetic Sign Acts

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Joel 2:1
Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
Matthew 24:34
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Zephaniah 1:14
The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
Ezekiel 18:3
As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
Ezekiel 7:5–7
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster—behold, it is coming!
James 5:8–9
You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
Ezekiel 12:25
…because 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.’”
Ezekiel 7:2
“O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
Malachi 4:1
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”
Psalm 37:13
…but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
Isaiah 28:22
So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.
Ezekiel 7:10–12
Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Ezekiel, Book of Vision, Visions

Topics

Prophecy: (Respecting Individuals, See Under Their Names): Sure Fulfillment of Proverbs: Miscellany of Sorcery: To Cease

Ezekiel 12:23

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