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, (A)The days are near, and the fulfillment[a] of every vision.

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  1. Ezekiel 12:23 Hebrew word

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(A) when every vision will be fulfilled.(B)

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14 (A)The great day of the Lord is near,
    near and hastening fast;
the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter;
    (B)the mighty man cries aloud there.

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14 The great day of the Lord(A) is near(B)
    near and coming quickly.
The cry on the day of the Lord is bitter;
    the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.

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The Day of the Lord

(A)Blow a trumpet in (B)Zion;
    sound an alarm on (C)my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
    for (D)the day of the Lord is coming; it is near,

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An Army of Locusts

Blow the trumpet(A) in Zion;(B)
    sound the alarm on my holy hill.(C)

Let all who live in the land tremble,
    for the day of the Lord(D) is coming.
It is close at hand(E)

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You also, be patient. (A)Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord (B)is at hand. Do not grumble against one another, brothers, (C)so that you may not be judged; behold, (D)the Judge is standing (E)at the door.

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You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming(A) is near.(B) Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters,(C) or you will be judged. The Judge(D) is standing at the door!(E)

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34 (A)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

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34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.(A)

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The Great Day of the Lord

[a] “For behold, (A)the day is coming, (B)burning like an oven, when (C)all the arrogant and (D)all evildoers (E)will be stubble. The day that is coming (F)shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.

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  1. Malachi 4:1 Ch 4:1–6 is ch 3:19–24 in Hebrew

Judgment and Covenant Renewal

[a]“Surely the day is coming;(A) it will burn like a furnace.(B) All the arrogant(C) and every evildoer will be stubble,(D) and the day that is coming will set them on fire,(E)” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch(F) will be left to them.

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  1. Malachi 4:1 In Hebrew texts 4:1-6 is numbered 3:19-24.

(A)As I live, declares the Lord God, (B)this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel.

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“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, you will no longer quote this proverb(A) in Israel.

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25 For I am the Lord; I will speak (A)the word that I will speak, and it will be performed. (B)It will no longer be delayed, but in your days, (C)O rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it, declares the Lord God.”

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25 But I the Lord will speak what I will, and it shall be fulfilled without delay.(A) For in your days, you rebellious people, I will fulfill(B) whatever I say, declares the Sovereign Lord.(C)’”

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10 (A)“Behold, the day! Behold, it comes! (B)Your doom has come; (C)the rod has blossomed; pride has budded. 11 (D)Violence has grown up into (E)a rod of wickedness. (F)None of them shall remain, nor their abundance, nor their wealth; neither shall there be preeminence among them.[a] 12 (G)The time has come; the day has arrived. Let not (H)the buyer rejoice, nor (I)the seller mourn, (J)for wrath is upon all their multitude.[b]

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  1. Ezekiel 7:11 The meaning of this last Hebrew sentence is uncertain
  2. Ezekiel 7:12 Or abundance; also verses 13, 14

10 “‘See, the day!
    See, it comes!
Doom has burst forth,
    the rod(A) has budded,
    arrogance has blossomed!
11 Violence(B) has arisen,[a]
    a rod to punish the wicked.
None of the people will be left,
    none of that crowd—
none of their wealth,
    nothing of value.(C)
12 The time has come!
    The day has arrived!
Let not the buyer(D) rejoice
    nor the seller grieve,
    for my wrath is on the whole crowd.(E)

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  1. Ezekiel 7:11 Or The violent one has become

“Thus says the Lord God: Disaster (A)after disaster![a] Behold, it comes. (B)An end has come; the end has come; it has awakened against you. Behold, it comes. (C)Your doom[b] has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. (D)The time has come; the day is near, a day of tumult, and not (E)of joyful shouting on the mountains.

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  1. Ezekiel 7:5 Some Hebrew manuscripts (compare Syriac, Targum); most Hebrew manuscripts Disaster! A unique disaster!
  2. Ezekiel 7:7 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; also verse 10

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Disaster!(A) Unheard-of[a] disaster!
    See, it comes!
The end(B) has come!
    The end has come!
It has roused itself against you.
    See, it comes!
Doom has come upon you,
    upon you who dwell in the land.
The time has come! The day(C) is near!(D)
    There is panic, not joy, on the mountains.

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  1. Ezekiel 7:5 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac Disaster after

“And you, (A)O son of man, thus says the Lord God to the land of Israel: (B)An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.[a]

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  1. Ezekiel 7:2 Or earth

“Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says to the land of Israel:

“‘The end!(A) The end has come
    upon the four corners(B) of the land!

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22 Now therefore do not (A)scoff,
    lest your bonds be made strong;
for I have heard (B)a decree of destruction
    from the Lord God of hosts against the whole land.

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22 Now stop your mocking,(A)
    or your chains will become heavier;
the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me
    of the destruction decreed(B) against the whole land.(C)

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13 but the Lord (A)laughs at the wicked,
    for he sees that his (B)day is coming.

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13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
    for he knows their day is coming.(A)

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