Ezekiel 12:21

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

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20And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

22Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

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Cross References

Matthew 23:36Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 12:18-21

Prediction of the Famine. ( b. c. 593.) 17 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 18 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness; 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. 20… Read the whole commentary →

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