21. The Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
22. “Son of man, what is this proverb you have in Israel: ‘Days go by, and every vision comes to nothing’?
23. “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.
24. There will no longer be any false visions or flattering fortunetelling to the people.
25. I, the Lord, will speak. Everything that I say will happen without any more delay. I will say something, and it will happen during your lifetime, you rebellious people, declares the Almighty Lord.’ ”
26. The Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
27. “Son of man, the people of Israel are saying, ‘The vision that Ezekiel sees won’t happen for a long time. What he prophecies will happen in the distant future.’
28. “Tell them, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: Everything that I say will no longer be delayed. Whatever I say will happen, declares the Almighty Lord.’ ”