Ezekiel 12:23

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.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 12:25 continues the same thought: the word will no longer be delayed but performed in your days — directly reinforcing the nearness of fulfillment.

Ezekiel 12:28 repeats the promise: God's words will not be delayed—reinforcing the immediate fulfillment announced in verse 23.

Ezekiel 7:2 Parallel

In Ezekiel 7:2, 'An end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land' — directly parallels the announcement that the days are near.

Ezekiel 7:5-7 declares disaster after disaster, the end has come, the day is near — echoing the same urgency of imminent judgment.

Ezekiel 7:10-12 says the time has come, the day has arrived — a parallel proclamation that the predicted judgment is at hand.

In Ezekiel 18:3, God similarly declares an end to another false proverb — about sour grapes — reinforcing that God rejects misleading sayings about His justice.

Joel 2:1 Parallel

In Joel 2:1, the day of the Lord is coming, it is near — directly parallel to Ezekiel's declaration that the days are near.

Zephaniah 1:14 says the great day of the Lord is near, hastening fast — exactly parallels Ezekiel's message of nearness.

Malachi 4:1 Parallel

Malachi 4:1 warns of the coming day burning like an oven — a parallel judgment oracle, though less focused on immediate nearness.