“Again a message came to me from the Lord: ‘Son of man, you’ve heard that proverb they quote in Israel: Time passes, and prophecies come to nothing.’ Tell the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: I will put an end to this proverb, and you will soon stop quoting it. No give them this new proverb to replace the old one: ‘The time has come for every prophecy to be fulfilled!’
‘There will be no more false visions and flattering predictions in Israel. For I am the Lord! If I say it, it will happen. There be no more delays, you rebels of Israel. I will fulfill My thread of destruction in your own lifetime. I, the Sovereign Lord has spoken!'” (vv 21-25, NLT)