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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Ezekiel 12:25

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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word . . . shall come to pass--in opposition to their scoff "the vision faileth" (Eze 12:22). The repetition, "I will speak . . . speak," &c. (or as FAIRBAIRN, "For I, Jehovah, will speak whatever word I shall speak, and it shall be done") implies that whenever God speaks, the effect must follow; for God, who speaks, is not divided in Himself (Eze 12:28; Isa 55:11; Dan 9:12; Luk 21:33). no more prolonged--in opposition to the scoff (Eze 12:22), "The days are prolonged." in your days--while you are living (compare Mat 24:34).
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