Ezekiel 12:21

There Will Be No Delay

21 The word of the LORD came to me:

Ezekiel 12:21 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
21 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
English Standard Version (ESV)
21 And the word of the LORD came to me:
New Living Translation (NLT)
21 Again a message came to me from the LORD :
The Message Bible (MSG)
21 God's Message came to me:
American Standard Version (ASV)
21 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
21 The LORD spoke his word to me. He said,
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
21 Again the word of the Lord came to me:
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
21 A message came to me from the Lord. He said,

Ezekiel 12:21 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 12:21

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying.
] After he had been a sign unto the people, in the two instances above mentioned; and they had hardened themselves against the belief of the things signified by them, because the time of their accomplishment was not yet.

Ezekiel 12:21 In-Context

19 Say to the people of the land: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: They will eat their food in anxiety and drink their water in despair, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who live there.
20 The inhabited towns will be laid waste and the land will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ ”
21 The word of the LORD came to me:
22 “Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by and every vision comes to nothing’?
23 Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to put an end to this proverb, and they will no longer quote it in Israel.’ Say to them, ‘The days are near when every vision will be fulfilled.
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