20. The cities will be destroyed and the farmland made desolate. Then you will know that I am the lord.’”
21. Again a message came to me from the lord:
22. “Son of man, you’ve heard that proverb they quote in Israel: ‘Time passes, and prophecies come to nothing.’
23. Tell the people, ‘This is what the Sovereign lord says: I will put an end to this proverb, and you will soon stop quoting it.’ Now give them this new proverb to replace the old one: ‘The time has come for every prophecy to be fulfilled!’
24. “There will be no more false visions and flattering predictions in Israel.