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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/12.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/12.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel: &#8216The days go by and every vision comes to nothing&#8217?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Son of man, you’ve heard that proverb they quote in Israel: ‘Time passes, and prophecies come to nothing.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, what <i>is</i> that proverb <i>that</i> ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, what <i>is</i> this proverb <i>that</i> you <i>people</i> have about the land of Israel, which says, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, what is this proverb you <i>people</i> have about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are long, and every vision fails’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Son of man, what is this proverb you people have concerning the land of Israel, saying, &#8216The days are long and every vision fails &#8216?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Son of man, what is this proverb you <i>people</i> have concerning the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are long and every vision fails’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Son of man, what is this proverb you <i>people</i> have concerning the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are long, and every vision fails’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are long and every vision fails’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, what is this proverb you people have about the land of Israel, which goes, ‘The days keep passing by, and every vision fails’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, what is this proverb you people have about the land of Israel, which goes: The days keep passing by, and every vision fails? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ezekiel, son of man, you've heard people in Israel use the saying, "Time passes, and prophets are proved wrong." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Son of man, what is this proverb you have in Israel: 'Days go by, and every vision comes to nothing'?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Mortal man," he said, "why do the people of Israel repeat this proverb: 'Time goes by, and predictions come to nothing'? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Son of Man, what's this proverb you have concerning Israel's land that says, 'The days pass slowly and every vision ends in nothing.'?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ?The days go by, and every vision fails??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel, 'The days pass slowly, and every vision fails'?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, 'The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, what [is] this allegory to you, concerning the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision has perished?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Son of man, what is this simile to you, concerning the land of Israel, saying, Prolonged are the days, and perished hath every vision?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Son of man, what this parable to you upon the land of Israel, saying, The days will be prolonged and every vision perished?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Son 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel? saying: ‘The days shall be extended in length, and every vision shall perish.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel: “The days drag on, and every vision fails”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Mortal, what is this proverb of yours about the land of Israel, which says, “The days are prolonged, and every vision comes to nothing”?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Son of man, what is that proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision shall fall?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“Son of man, what is this parable that is spoken concerning you in the land of Israel, and they are saying, ‘The days are prolonged and every vision shall be cut off’?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying: The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Son of man, what is your parable on the land of Israel, that ye say, The days are long, the vision has perished?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=2730" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/12.htm">The Presumptuous Proverb</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21</span>Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“Son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">is this</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4912.htm" title="4912: ham·mā·šāl (Art:: N-ms) -- A proverb, parable. ">proverb</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">that you have in</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: ’aḏ·maṯ (N-fsc) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">‘The days</a> <a href="/hebrew/748.htm" title="748: ya·’ar·ḵū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be long. A primitive root; to be long.">go by,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and every</a> <a href="/hebrew/2377.htm" title="2377: ḥā·zō·wn (N-ms) -- Vision. From chazah; a sight, i.e. A dream, revelation, or oracle.">vision</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: wə·’ā·ḇaḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">fails’?</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-4.htm">2 Peter 3:4</a></span><br />“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-48.htm">Matthew 24:48-51</a></span><br />But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’ / And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. / The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-19.htm">Isaiah 5:19</a></span><br />to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-3.htm">Habakkuk 2:3</a></span><br />For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-15.htm">Jeremiah 17:15</a></span><br />Behold, they keep saying to me, “Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-45.htm">Luke 12:45-46</a></span><br />But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk. / The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/6-3.htm">Amos 6:3</a></span><br />You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12</a></span><br />And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-3.htm">Matthew 16:3</a></span><br />and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10-11</a></span><br />They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. / Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a></span><br />For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-12.htm">Jeremiah 5:12-13</a></span><br />They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine. / The prophets are but wind, for the word is not in them. So let their own predictions befall them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-14.htm">Isaiah 28:14-15</a></span><br />Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem. / For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-16</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Son of man, what is that proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?</p><p class="hdg">what</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-2.htm">Ezekiel 18:2,3</a></b></br> What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/23-33.htm">Jeremiah 23:33-40</a></b></br> And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What <i>is</i> the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD… </p><p class="hdg">The days</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/12-27.htm">Ezekiel 12:27</a></b></br> Son of man, behold, <i>they of</i> the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth <i>is</i> for many days <i>to come</i>, and he prophesieth of the times <i>that are</i> far off.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/11-3.htm">Ezekiel 11:3</a></b></br> Which say, <i>It is</i> not near; let us build houses: this <i>city is</i> the caldron, and we <i>be</i> the flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-19.htm">Isaiah 5:19</a></b></br> That say, Let him make speed, <i>and</i> hasten his work, that we may see <i>it</i>: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know <i>it</i>!</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/59-15.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-25.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-17.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-11.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-18.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Prolonged</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Proverb</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-3.htm">Time</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-24.htm">Vision</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-23.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-23.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-5.htm">Perished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-25.htm">Prolonged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-23.htm">Proverb</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-44.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-5.htm">Time</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-23.htm">Vision</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-1.htm">Under the type of Ezekiel's removing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-8.htm">is shown the captivity of Zedekiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-17.htm">Ezekiel's trembling shows the Jews' desolation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-21.htm">The Jews' presumptuous proverb is reproved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-26.htm">The speediness of the vision</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Son of man</b><br>This title, used frequently in Ezekiel, emphasizes the prophet's humanity and his role as a representative of the people. It is a reminder of his earthly nature in contrast to the divine messages he delivers. The term "Son of Man" is also significant in the New Testament, where it is used by Jesus to refer to Himself, highlighting His role as the Messiah and His identification with humanity (e.g., <a href="/matthew/8-20.htm">Matthew 8:20</a>).<p><b>what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel</b><br>Proverbs were common in ancient cultures, serving as a means to convey collective wisdom or sentiment. This particular proverb reflects a skeptical attitude among the Israelites regarding the fulfillment of prophetic visions. The land of Israel, at this time, was experiencing turmoil and uncertainty, with many doubting the words of the prophets due to the delay in their fulfillment. This skepticism is addressed by God through Ezekiel, challenging the people's disbelief and calling them to trust in His timing.<p><b>‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?</b><br>This phrase captures the cynicism and impatience of the Israelites. They observed the passage of time without seeing the immediate fulfillment of prophecies, leading them to question the validity of the visions. Historically, this reflects a period of waiting and uncertainty, as the people were in exile and struggling with the apparent silence of God. Theologically, it underscores the tension between human impatience and divine timing. This skepticism is countered in other scriptures, such as <a href="/habakkuk/2-3.htm">Habakkuk 2:3</a>, which assures that the vision will come to pass at the appointed time. The fulfillment of prophecy is ultimately seen in the coming of Christ, who embodies the realization of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is often referred to as "son of man" in the book.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_israel.htm">The Land of Israel</a></b><br>The geographical and spiritual home of the Israelites, who are currently in exile in Babylon during Ezekiel's prophetic ministry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who are in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry. They are the recipients of Ezekiel's prophecies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period when the Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians, a significant event in their history that serves as the backdrop for Ezekiel's prophecies.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_proverb.htm">The Proverb</a></b><br>A saying among the Israelites expressing skepticism and disbelief in the fulfillment of prophetic visions, reflecting their spiritual complacency and doubt.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_complacency.htm">The Danger of Complacency</a></b><br>The Israelites' use of the proverb reflects a dangerous complacency and disbelief in God's word. Believers today must guard against spiritual complacency and remain vigilant in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>God's promises and prophecies are fulfilled in His perfect timing. Believers are called to trust in His sovereignty and not be swayed by impatience or doubt.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Ezekiel were sent to correct and guide God's people. Today, believers have the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit to guide them in truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unbelief.htm">The Consequences of Unbelief</a></b><br>The Israelites' skepticism led to a lack of repentance and further judgment. Unbelief can hinder spiritual growth and lead to separation from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>Ezekiel's message calls for repentance and a return to God. Believers are encouraged to examine their hearts and turn from sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_12_22-25_predict_quick_judgment.htm">Why does Ezekiel 12:22–25 predict immediate judgment when other biblical prophecies suggest a different timeline for Israel’s punishment? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_were_people_complacent_in_ezekiel_12_27.htm">Why did the people remain complacent in Ezekiel 12:27-28, suggesting the prophecy had little impact if it was truly from God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_forbid_david_from_building.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_ezekiel_37_25-28_fulfilled_today.htm">How can Ezekiel 37:25-28's everlasting covenant and sanctuary be understood when there seems to be no clear historical or present-day fulfillment matching this depiction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">In the land of Israel, </span>is not here simply equivalent to the "in Israel" of <a href="/ezekiel/12-23.htm" title="Tell them therefore, Thus said 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.">Ezekiel 12:23</a>, but refers to a proverb current among those who had not yet been carried into captivity, and who fancied that they should not be.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">What is that proverb,</span> etc.? The words indicate how the previous messages had been received. Like the men of Jerusalem, the exiles could not believe that the judgment was so near. They said, in words that had become proverbial: <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> <span class="cmt_word">The days are prolonged.</span> "Month after month passes" (it is obvious that they had so passed since Ezekiel began his work), "and yet the end comes not." Such throughout the world's history has been the cry of those of little, or of no, faith (<a href="/amos/6-3.htm">Amos 6:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/5-19.htm">Isaiah 5:19</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/17-15.htm">Jeremiah 17:15</a>; <a href="/matthew/24-48.htm">Matthew 24:48</a>; <a href="/2_peter/3-4.htm">2 Peter 3:4</a>). <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> <span class="cmt_word">Every vision faileth.</span> "The prophet is a dreamer of dreams. We have heard of many such visions, yet still all things continue as they were." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of man,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(māh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">proverb</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמָּשָׁ֤ל</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mā·šāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4912.htm">Strong's 4912: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pithy maxim, a simile</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[that] you have in</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אַדְמַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(’aḏ·maṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ground, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel:</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘The days</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיָּמִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go by,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַֽאַרְכוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ya·’ar·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_748.htm">Strong's 748: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, long</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vision</span><br /><span class="heb">חָזֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·zō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2377.htm">Strong's 2377: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sight, a dream, revelation, oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fails’?</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָבַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Ezekiel 12:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Ezekiel 12:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Ezekiel 12:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Ezekiel 12:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Ezekiel 12:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Ezekiel 12:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Ezekiel 12:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Ezekiel 12:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Ezekiel 12:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Ezekiel 12:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/12-22.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 12:22 Son of man what is this proverb (Ezek. 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