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Ezekiel 12:23

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“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.”

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

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.

For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God.

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While the verse speaks of the "effect of every vision" being "at hand," implying fulfillment, it doesn't explicitly detail concrete, physical events, but rather the cessation of a proverb and the immediacy of prophetic outcomes, which could be interpreted more broadly than strictly literal physical fulfillment.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

The verse states that "the days are at hand," implying imminence rather than a previously defined duration for the fulfillment of prophecies.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse primarily discusses the cessation of a proverb and the imminence of events, rather than detailing the specific methods God uses to communicate with prophets. While "vision" is mentioned, the verse focuses on its "effect" and not the mechanism of its reception.

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Related Verses

Ezekiel 18:3

“As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.”

Ezekiel 12:24

“For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.”

Ezekiel 13:23

“Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 33:33

“And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.”

Ezekiel 12:19

“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.”

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