Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, more and more time is passing, and every vision faileth? that is, the prophecy threatening destruction is not fulfilled. Cf 2 Peter 3:3. That is a common saying of mocking blasphemers, that none of the divine threats come true, that they are spoken merely to frighten men into submission.

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