(A)They will say, “Where is the promise of (B)his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.”

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They will say, “Where is this ‘coming’ he promised?(A) Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.”(B)

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15 (A)Behold, they say to me,
    “Where is the word of the Lord?
    Let it come!”

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15 They keep saying to me,
    “Where is the word of the Lord?
    Let it now be fulfilled!”(A)

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The Messenger of the Lord

17 (A)You have wearied the Lord with your words. (B)But you say, “How have we wearied him?” (C)By saying, “Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, (D)“Where is the God of justice?”

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Breaking Covenant Through Injustice

17 You have wearied(A) the Lord with your words.

“How have we wearied him?” you ask.(B)

By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased(C) with them” or “Where is the God of justice?(D)

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12 They have spoken falsely of the Lord
    and have said, ‘He will do nothing;
(A)no disaster will come upon us,
    (B)nor shall we see sword or famine.
13 The prophets will become wind;
    the word is not in them.
Thus shall it be done to them!’”

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12 They have lied(A) about the Lord;
    they said, “He will do nothing!
No harm will come to us;(B)
    we will never see sword or famine.(C)
13 The prophets(D) are but wind(E)
    and the word is not in them;
    so let what they say be done to them.”

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45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master (A)is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and (B)get drunk,

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45 But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

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18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with (A)cords of falsehood,
    who draw sin as with cart ropes,
19 who say: (B)“Let him be quick,
    let him speed his work
    that we may see it;
let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near,
    and let it come, that we may know it!”

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18 Woe(A) to those who draw sin along with cords(B) of deceit,
    and wickedness(C) as with cart ropes,
19 to those who say, “Let God hurry;
    let him hasten(D) his work
    so we may see it.
The plan of the Holy One(E) of Israel—
    let it approach, let it come into view,
    so we may know it.”(F)

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11 Because (A)the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, (B)the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil.

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11 When the sentence for a crime is not quickly carried out, people’s hearts are filled with schemes to do wrong.

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48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master (A)is delayed,’

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48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’

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22 “Son of man, (A)what is this proverb that you[a] have about the land of Israel, saying, (B)‘The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing’? 23 Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord God: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.’ But say to them, (C)The days are near, and the fulfillment[b] of every vision. 24 (D)For there shall be no more any (E)false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel. 25 For I am the Lord; I will speak (F)the word that I will speak, and it will be performed. (G)It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, (H)O rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it, declares the Lord God.”

26 And the word of the Lord came to me: 27 “Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, (I)‘The vision that he sees is (J)for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 12:22 The Hebrew for you is plural
  2. Ezekiel 12:23 Hebrew word

22 “Son of man, what is this proverb(A) you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by and every vision comes to nothing’?(B) 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(C) when every vision will be fulfilled.(D) 24 For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations(E) among the people of Israel. 25 But I the Lord will speak what I will, and it shall be fulfilled without delay.(F) For in your days, you rebellious people, I will fulfill(G) whatever I say, declares the Sovereign Lord.(H)’”

26 The word of the Lord came to me: 27 “Son of man, the Israelites are saying, ‘The vision he sees is for many years from now, and he prophesies about the distant future.’(I)

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19 For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown(A) in which we will glory(B) in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes?(C) Is it not you?

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14 So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, (A)“Up! Get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy the city.” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting.

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14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry[a] his daughters. He said, “Hurry and get out of this place, because the Lord is about to destroy the city!(A)” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 19:14 Or were married to

19 For in those days there will be (A)such (B)tribulation as has not been (C)from the beginning of the creation that (D)God created until now, and never will be.

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19 because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world,(A) until now—and never to be equaled again.(B)

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(A)What has been is what will be,
    and what has been done is what will be done,
    and there is nothing new under the sun.

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What has been will be again,
    what has been done will be done again;(A)
    there is nothing new under the sun.

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