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Ezekiel 12:22

Hebrew
ESV
“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have about the land of Israel, saying, 'The days grow long, and every vision comes to nothing'?
NIV
“Son of man, what is this proverb you have in the land of Israel: 'The days go by and every vision comes to nothing'?
NLT
“Son of man, you've heard that proverb they quote in Israel: 'Time passes, and prophecies come to nothing.'
LXX
υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου τίς ὑμῖν plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
παραβολὴ αὕτηplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

greek

Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
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greek

The definite article
γῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ

Meaning:

* Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”.

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
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greek

The definite article
Ισραηλ λέγοντες μακρὰν αἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἡμέραι ἀπόλωλεν ὅρασις
KJV
Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

Ezekiel 12:21 ← Ezekiel 12:22 → Ezekiel 12:23

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