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Ezekiel points to the nearest burning lamp while two listeners attend and unlit lamps recede toward the horizon.
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Ezekiel 12:26-28

No more delay

Exile Baggage and the End of Delay · Ezekiel 12

Story guide: The nearer lamp pictures the word taking effect soon, answering those who say the vision is far away.

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26And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

27Son of man, look, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies about distant times.’

28Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be done,’ declares the Lord GOD.

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