Ezekiel

Ezekiel 12:22–23

22“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel:

‘The days go by,

and every vision fails’?

23Therefore 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.

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Ezekiel 12:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of manאָדָ֗ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
whatמָֽה־māh-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
is thisהַזֶּה֙haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
proverbהַמָּשָׁ֤לham·mā·šālArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4912 proverb, parable
you have inעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the landאַדְמַ֥ת’aḏ·maṯNoun - feminine singular constructH127 ground, land
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
The daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhay·yā·mîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3117 day
go byיַֽאַרְכוּ֙ya·’ar·ḵūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH748 be long
and everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
visionחָזֽוֹן׃ḥā·zō·wnNoun - masculine singularH2377 vision
failsוְאָבַ֖דwə·’ā·ḇaḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH6 perish

Ezekiel 12:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןlā·ḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
tellאֱמֹ֣ר’ĕ·mōrVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH559 utter, say
themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to
that this is whatכֹּֽה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִה֒Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
saysאָמַר֮’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I will put an endהִשְׁבַּ֙תִּי֙hiš·bat·tîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularH7673 cease, desist, rest
to thisהַזֶּ֔הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
proverbהַמָּשָׁ֣לham·mā·šālArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4912 proverb, parable
and in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
they will no longerוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
reciteיִמְשְׁל֥וּyim·šə·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH4911 represent, be like
itאֹת֛וֹ’ō·ṯōwDirect object marker; third person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
Butכִּ֚יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
sayדַּבֵּ֣רdab·bêrVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularH1696 speak
to themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to
The daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhay·yā·mîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3117 day
are at handקָֽרְבוּ֙qā·rə·ḇūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7126 come near, approach
when everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
visionחָזֽוֹן׃ḥā·zō·wnNoun - masculine singularH2377 vision
will be fulfilledוּדְבַ֖רū·ḏə·ḇarConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezekiel 12:22 Ezekiel 18:2–3 · Ezekiel 11:3 · Ezekiel 12:27 · 2 Peter 3:3–4 · Isaiah 5:19 · Jeremiah 5:12–13 · Jeremiah 23:33–40 · Amos 6:3

Ezekiel 12:23 Joel 2:1 · Ezekiel 7:5–7 · Matthew 24:34 · Ezekiel 18:3 · Zephaniah 1:14 · James 5:8–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.