Ezekiel 12:23 - Exposition

The prophet meets the current proverb with a counter proverb of his own: "The days are not far off, but have come near." Compare the language of the Baptist ( Matthew 3:2 ), of our Lord ( Matthew 4:17 ), of St. Paul ( Romans 13:11 ). For the true prophet there is always a near fulfilment, though there may be also an ultimate and more complete reality of which that is the pledge and earnest. The "vision" shall not fail; every word (so in the Hebrew) shall become a reality.