Ezekiel 12:27
Good News Translation
"Mortal man, the Israelites think that your visions and prophecies are about the distant future.

New Revised Standard Version
Mortal, the house of Israel is saying, “The vision that he sees is for many years ahead; he prophesies for distant times.”

New American Bible
Son of man, listen! The house of Israel is saying, “The vision he sees is a long time off; he prophesies for distant times!”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Son of man, behold the house of Israel, they that say: The visions that this man seeth, is for many days to come: and this man prophesieth of times afar off.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Son of man, behold the house of Israel, they that say: The visions that this man seeth, is for many days to come: and this man prophesieth of times afar off.

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Ezekiel 12:22 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.

Isaiah 28:14,15 Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, who rule over my people that is in Jerusalem. . . .

Daniel 10:14 But I am come to teach thee what things shall befall thy people in the latter days, for as yet the vision is for days.

2 Peter 3:4 Saying: Where is his promise or his coming? For since the time that the fathers slept, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

Context
The Presumptuous Proverb
26And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 27Son of man, behold the house of Israel, they that say: The visions that this man seeth, is for many days to come: and this man prophesieth of times afar off.28Therefore say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: not one word of mine shall be prolonged any more: the word that I shall speak shall be accomplished, saith the Lord God.…
Cross References
2 Peter 3:4
Saying: Where is his promise or his coming? For since the time that the fathers slept, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

Ezekiel 12:22
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.

Ezekiel 12:26
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Ezekiel 12:28
Therefore say to them: Thus saith the Lord God: not one word of mine shall be prolonged any more: the word that I shall speak shall be accomplished, saith the Lord God.

Daniel 8:26
And the vision of the evening and the morning, which was told, is true: thou, therefore, seal up the vision, because it shall come to pass after many days.

Daniel 10:14
But I am come to teach thee what things shall befall thy people in the latter days, for as yet the vision is for days.

Ezekiel 12:26
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