Ezekiel 12:22-24
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
22 Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel: “The days drag on, and every vision fails”?[a](A) 23 Say to them therefore: Thus says the Lord God: I will put an end to that proverb; they shall never use it again in Israel. Say to them instead: “The days are at hand and every vision fulfilled.”(B) 24 No longer shall there be any false visions or deceitful divinations within the house of Israel,(C)
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- 12:22–28 This proverb conveys the skepticism the people of Jerusalem have; cf. Jer 20:7–9.
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