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# what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel that says, 'The days are prolonged, and every vision fails'?
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Yahweh asks this rhetorical question to remind Ezekiel something he already knows. The question is a mild rebuke for the people who use the proverb. Alternate translation: "the people in the land of Israel have this proverb that says, 'The days are prolonged, and every vision fails.' (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# The days are prolonged
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This idiom means that many days have passed. Alternate translation: "Many days have passed" or "Time has gone by" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# every vision fails
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This means that the visions that the prophets receive and communicate to the people fail to happen. Alternate translation: "every prophetic vision fails to happen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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