Ezekiel 12:26

Easy-to-Read Version

Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to me:

Hebrew Names Version
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

King James Version
Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying.

English Standard Version
And the word of the Lord came to me:

New American Standard Bible
Furthermore, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New Century Version
The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

Amplified Bible
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

World English Bible
Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe the word of the Lorde came vnto me, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Furthermore, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Furthermore, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Furthermore, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel, the people of Israel are also saying that your visions and messages are only about things in the future.

Complete Jewish Bible
Again, the word of Adonai came to me:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

George Lamsa Translation
Again the word of the LORD came upon me, saying,

Good News Translation
The Lord said to me,

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the worde of the LORDE came vnto me sayenge:

American Standard Version
Again the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying:

King James Version (1611)
Againe the word of the Lord came to me, saying;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

English Revised Version
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me, and he seide, Thou,

Update Bible Version
Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New English Translation
The word of the Lord came to me:

New King James Version
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New Living Translation
Then this message came to me from the Lord :

New Life Bible
Again the Word of the Lord came to me, saying,

New Revised Standard
The word of the Lord came to me:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Revised Standard Version
Again the word of the LORD came to me:

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

THE MESSAGE
God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, do you hear what Israel is saying: that the alarm the prophet raises is for a long time off, that he's preaching about the far-off future? Well, tell them, ‘ God , the Master, says, "Nothing of what I say is on hold. What I say happens."' Decree of God , the Master."

Contextual Overview

²¹ Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said, ²² "Son of man, why do people quote this saying about the land of Israel: ‘Trouble will not come soon; what is seen in visions will not come'? ²³ "Tell the people that the Lord God will end that saying. They will not say that about Israel anymore. Now they will quote this saying: ‘Trouble will come soon; what is seen in visions will happen.' ²⁴ "There will not be any more false visions in Israel. There will not be any more magicians telling things that don't come true. ²⁵ That's because I am the Lord , and if I say something will happen, it will happen! I will not wait any longer. Those troubles are coming soon—in your own lifetime. Hear me, you people who always refuse to obey! When I say something, I make it happen." This is what the Lord God said. ²⁶ Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said, ²⁷ "Son of man, the people of Israel think that the visions I give you are for a time far in the future. They think you are talking about things that will happen many years from now. ²⁸ So you must tell them this: ‘The Lord God says, I will not delay any longer. If I say something will happen, it will happen!'" This is what the Lord God said.

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Reciprocal: Jeremiah 15:6 - I am

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Again, the word of the Lord came to me, saying. This is repeated to confirm what was before spoken, and that they might assure themselves that there would be a certain and speedy accomplishment of what the Lord had said by his prophet.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As in Ezekiel 7:0, the nearness of the judgment is foretold.

Ezekiel 12:22

The land of Israel - is put generally for the land where the children of Israel dwelt, whether at home, or in exile. There was prevalent a disregard for the true prophets, which is ever followed by a recognition of the false. First, the true prophet is rejected because it is thought that his prophecies fail. Then men persuade themselves that if the prophecy be true it respects some distant time, and that the men of the present generation need not disturb themselves about it. Compare Jeremiah 1:11; Amos 6:3; Matthew 24:43; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Peter 3:4. Against both these delusions Ezekiel is commissioned to protest, and so to lead the way to his condemnation of his countrymen for their blind reliance on false prophets.