Ezekiel 12:23
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
לָכֵןlakhen<to> thereforeH3651אֱמֹר'emorsayH559אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413כֹּה־koh-thusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136יְהוִהyahwehYahwehH3069הִשְׁבַּתִּיhishbatiI will make to ceaseH7673אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַמָּשָׁלhamashalthe proverbH4912הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808יִמְשְׁלוּyimshelupeople will use as a proverbH4911אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> itH853עוֹדodagainH5750בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלbeyisra'elin IsraelH3478כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518דַּבֵּרdaberspeakH1696אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413קָרְבוּkarevuthey have drawn nearH7126הַיָּמִיםhaiyamimthe daysH3117וּדְבַרudevarand [the] matter ofH1697כָּל־kol-everyH3605חָזוֹן׃chazonvisionH2377
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Related verses
- Joel 2:1Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;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—
- Zephaniah 1:14The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.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.
- Matthew 24:34Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
- Ezekiel 7:5-75 Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. 6 An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come. 7 The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.5 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster— behold, it is coming! 6 The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come! 7 Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.
- Ezekiel 18:3As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
- James 5:8-98 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. 9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.8 You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9 Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
- Ezekiel 7:10-1210 Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded. 11 Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them. 12 The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.10 Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed. 11 Their violence has grown into a rod to punish their wickedness. None of them will remain: none of their multitude, none of their wealth, and nothing of value. 12 The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude.
- Isaiah 28:22Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.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.
- Psalm 37:13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
- Ezekiel 7:2Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.“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.
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