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19 who say: (A)“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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19 to those who say, “Let God hurry;
    let him hasten(A) his work
    so we may see it.
The plan of the Holy One(B) of Israel—
    let it approach, let it come into view,
    so we may know it.”(C)

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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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(A)who say, (B)‘The time is not near[a] to build houses. (C)This city is the cauldron, and we are the meat.’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 11:3 Or Is not the time near… ?

They say, ‘Haven’t our houses been recently rebuilt? This city is a pot,(A) and we are the meat in it.’(B)

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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’?

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Footnotes

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

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)

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27 “Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, (A)‘The vision that he sees is (B)for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’

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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.’(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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