Ezekiel 12:22

²⁰ The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”

²¹ Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?

²³ 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.

²⁴ For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,

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Sammenlign

ÅB: Menneskesønn! Hva er dette for et ord dere fører i munnen i Israels land, når dere sier: Tiden blir lang, og hvert syn blir til intet?
OTB: “Menneskesønn, hva er dette ordtaket dere har i Israels land, som sier, ‘Dagene går og hver visjon kommer til intet’?
B1930: Menneskesønn! Hvad er dette for et ord I fører i munnen i Israels land, når I sier: Tiden blir lang, og hvert syn blir til intet?

BSB: “Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?
KJV: Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
WEB: “Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’?
ASV: Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
DARBY: Son of man, what is that proverb which ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days shall be prolonged, and every vision faileth?
BLB: “Son of man, what [is] this proverb for you⁺ over the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision perishes’?

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