NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Tell'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) them therefore Thus saith 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) the Lord 'Adonay (ad-o-noy') the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord. GOD Yhovih (yeh-ho-vee') God. I will make this proverb mashal (maw-shawl') a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse) -- byword, like, parable, proverb. to cease shabath (shaw-bath') to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific) and they shall no more use it as a proverb mashal (maw-shal') to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble in Israel Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale') he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel. but say dabar (daw-bar') perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue unto them The days yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), are at hand qarab (kaw-rab') to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose and the effect dabar (daw-baw') a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause of every vision chazown (khaw-zone') a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle -- vision. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "Therefore say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "I will make this proverb cease so that they will no longer use it as a proverb in Israel." But tell them, "The days draw near as well as the fulfillment of every vision. King James Bible Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision. Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore say to them: This is what the Lord GOD says: I will put a stop to this proverb, and they will not use it again in Israel. But say to them: The days draw near, as well as the fulfillment of every vision. International Standard Version Therefore you are to tell them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says, "I'm about to put an end to use of this proverb in Israel. It will never be used again as a proverb in Israel. Instead, tell them that the days are drawing near when every vision will be fulfilled. NET Bible Therefore tell them, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says: I hereby end this proverb; they will not recite it in Israel any longer.' But say to them, 'The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Tell the people, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: I will put a stop to the use of this proverb. You will no longer quote it in Israel.' Instead, tell them, 'The time is near when every vision will come true. King James 2000 Bible Tell them therefore, Thus says the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision. Links Ezekiel 12:23Ezekiel 12:23 NIV Ezekiel 12:23 NLT Ezekiel 12:23 ESV Ezekiel 12:23 NASB Ezekiel 12:23 KJV |
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