Ezekiel 12:21
19 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.
20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
22 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?
23 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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- KJV
- And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
- WEB
- The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
- ASV
- And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
- DARBY
- And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
- BLB
- And the word of YHWH came to me, saying:
- ÅB
- Og Herrens ord kom til meg, og det lød så:
- OTB
- Så kom et annet budskap fra Herren til meg,
- B1930
- Og Herrens ord kom til mig, og det lød så: