Verse 19

They say,“Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!”

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 12:22 : 22 “Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel,‘The days pass slowly, and every vision fails’?
  • Jer 17:15 : 15 Look at what they are saying to me,“Where are the events in the LORD’s message? Let’s see them happen, please!”
  • Jer 23:36 : 36 You must no longer say that the LORD’s message is burdensome. For what is‘burdensome’ really pertains to what a person himself says. You are misrepresenting the words of our God, the living God, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Jer 23:18 : 18 Yet which of them has ever stood in the LORD’s inner circle so they could see and hear what he has to say? Which of them have ever paid attention or listened to what he has said?
  • Isa 30:11 : 11 Turn aside from the way; stray off the path. Remove from our presence the Holy One of Israel.”
  • Isa 66:5 : 5 Listen to the LORD’s message, you who respect his word! Your countrymen, who hate you and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name, say,“May the LORD be glorified, then we will witness your joy.” But they will be put to shame.
  • Jer 5:12-13 : 12 “These people have denied what the LORD says. They have said,‘That is not so! No harm will come to us. We will not experience war and famine. 13 The prophets will prove to be full of wind. The LORD has not spoken through them. So, let what they say happen to them.’”
  • Ezek 12:27 : 27 “Take note, son of man, the house of Israel is saying,‘The vision that he sees is for distant days; he is prophesying about the far future.’
  • Amos 5:18-19 : 18 The Lord Demands Justice Woe to those who wish for the day of the LORD! Why do you want the LORD’s day of judgment to come? It will bring darkness, not light. 19 Disaster will be inescapable, as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear, then escaped into a house, leaned his hand against the wall, and was bitten by a poisonous snake.
  • 2 Pet 3:3-4 : 3 Above all, understand this: In the last days blatant scoffers will come, being propelled by their own evil urges 4 and saying,“Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation.”