Ezekiel 12:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For this cause say to them, This is what the Lord has said: I have made this saying come to an end, and it will no longer be used as a common saying in Israel; but say to them, The days are near, and the effect of every vision.

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  • Joel 2:1 : 1 Let the horn be sounded in Zion, and a war-cry in my holy mountain; let all the people of the land be troubled: for the day of the Lord is coming;
  • Zeph 1:14 : 14 The great day of the Lord is near, it is near and coming very quickly; the bitter day of the Lord is near, coming on more quickly than a man of war.
  • Mal 4:1 : 1 For see, the day is coming, it is burning like an oven; all the men of pride and all who do evil will be dry stems of grass: and in the day which is coming they will be burned up, says the Lord of armies, till they have not a root or a branch.
  • Matt 24:34 : 34 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.
  • Jas 5:8-9 : 8 Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.
  • Ps 37:13 : 13 He will be laughed at by the Lord, who sees that his day is coming.
  • Isa 28:22 : 22 And now, take care that you do not make sport of him, or your bands will be made strong; for I have had word from the Lord, the Lord of armies, of an end, of a complete end, which is to come on all the land.
  • Ezek 7:2 : 2 And you, son of man, say, This is what the Lord has said to the land of Israel: An end has come, the end has come on the four quarters of the land.
  • Ezek 7:5-7 : 5 This is what the Lord has said: An evil, even one evil; see, it is coming. 6 An end has come, the end has come; see, it is coming on you. 7 The crowning time has come on you, O people of the land: the time has come, the day is near; the day will not be slow in coming, it will not keep back.
  • Ezek 7:10-12 : 10 See, the day; see, it is coming: the crowning time has gone out; the twisted way is flowering, pride has put out buds. 11 Violent behaviour has been lifted up into a rod of evil; it will not be slow in coming, it will not keep back. 12 The time has come, the day is near: let not him who gives a price for goods be glad, or him who gets the price have sorrow:
  • Ezek 12:25 : 25 For I am the Lord; I will say the word and what I say I will do; it will not be put off: for in your days, O uncontrolled people, I will say the word and do it, says the Lord.
  • Ezek 18:3 : 3 By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.

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  • Ezek 12:21-22
    2 verses
    87%

    21 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

    22 Son of man, what is this saying which you have about the land of Israel, The time is long and every vision comes to nothing?

  • Ezek 12:24-28
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    83%

    24 For there will be no more false visions or smooth use of secret arts in Israel.

    25 For I am the Lord; I will say the word and what I say I will do; it will not be put off: for in your days, O uncontrolled people, I will say the word and do it, says the Lord.

    26 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

    27 Son of man, see, the children of Israel say, The vision which he sees is for the days which are a long way off, and his words are of times still far away.

    28 Say to them then, This is what the Lord has said: Not one of my words will be put off any longer, but what I say I will do, says the Lord.

  • Ezek 18:2-3
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    76%

    2 Why do you make use of this saying about the land of Israel, The fathers have been tasting bitter grapes and the children's teeth are on edge?

    3 By my life, says the Lord, you will no longer have this saying in Israel.

  • Ezek 13:23
    75%

    23 For this cause you will see no more foolish visions or make false use of secret arts: and I will make my people free from your power; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

  • Ezek 13:15-16
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    15 So I will let loose my passion on the wall in full measure, and on those who put whitewash on it; and I will say to you, Where is the wall, and where are those who put whitewash on it?

    16 Even the prophets of Israel who say words to Jerusalem, who see visions of peace for her when there is no peace, says the Lord.

  • Ezek 24:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 I the Lord have said the word and I will do it; I will not go back or have mercy, and my purpose will not be changed; in the measure of your ways and of your evil doings you will be judged, says the Lord.

    15 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 13:6-9
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    6 They have seen visions without substance and made use of secret arts, who say, The Lord has said; and the Lord has not sent them: hoping that the word would have effect.

    7 Have you not seen a vision without substance and have you not falsely made use of secret arts, when you say, The Lord has said; though I have said nothing?

    8 So this is what the Lord has said: Because your words are without substance and your visions are false, see, I am against you, says the Lord.

    9 And my hand will be against the prophets who see visions without substance and who make false use of secret arts: they will not be in the secret of my people, and they will not be recorded in the list of the children of Israel, and they will not come into the land of Israel; and it will be clear to you that I am the Lord.

  • Ezek 7:2
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    2 And you, son of man, say, This is what the Lord has said to the land of Israel: An end has come, the end has come on the four quarters of the land.

  • Ezek 29:16
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    16 And Egypt will no longer be the hope of the children of Israel, causing sin to come to mind when their eyes are turned to them: and they will be certain that I am the Lord.

  • Jer 23:7
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    7 And so, truly, the days are coming when they will say no longer, By the living Lord, who took the children of Israel up out of the land of Egypt;

  • Ezek 11:4
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    4 For this cause be a prophet against them, be a prophet, O son of man.

  • Ezek 22:23
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    23 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 14:12
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    12 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 12:17
    69%

    17 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 39:8
    69%

    8 See, it is coming and it will be done, says the Lord; this is the day of which I have given word.

  • Ezek 12:1
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    1 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Isa 7:7
    69%

    7 This is the word of the Lord God: This design will not come about or be effected.

  • Ezek 24:24-25
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    69%

    24 And Ezekiel will be a sign to you; everything he has done you will do: when this takes place, you will be certain that I am the Lord.

    25 And as for you, son of man, your mouth will be shut in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that on which their hearts are fixed, and their sons and daughters.

  • Ezek 33:23
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    23 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Jer 23:16
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    16 This is what the Lord of armies has said: Do not give ear to the words which the prophets say to you: they give you teaching of no value: it is from themselves that their vision comes, and not out of the mouth of the Lord.

  • Ezek 36:16
    68%

    16 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 28:11
    68%

    11 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

  • Jer 14:13
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    13 Then I said, Ah, Lord God! see, the prophets say to them, You will not see the sword or be short of food; but I will give you certain peace in this place.

  • Ezek 21:29
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    29 Your vision is to no purpose, your use of secret arts gives a false answer, to put it on the necks of evil-doers who are wounded to death, whose day has come, in the time of the last punishment.

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    68%

    2 Son of man, be a prophet against the prophets of Israel, and say to those prophets whose words are the invention of their hearts, Give ear to the word of the Lord;

  • Jer 16:14
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    14 For this cause, see, the days are coming, says the Lord, when it will no longer be said, By the living Lord, who took the children of Israel up out of the land of Egypt.

  • Ezek 12:10-11
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    68%

    10 You are to say to them, This is what the Lord has said: This word has to do with the ruler in Jerusalem and all the children of Israel in it.

    11 Say, I am your sign: as I have done, so will it be done to them: they will go away as prisoners.

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    13 Now while I was saying these things, death came to Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah. Then falling down on my face and crying out with a loud voice, I said, Ah, Lord! will you put an end to all the rest of Israel?

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    2 Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,