The word of the Lord came to me:
You have rejected me, says the Lord, you are going backward; so I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you— I am weary of relenting.
But I the Lord will speak the word that I speak, and it will be fulfilled. It will no longer be delayed; but in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and fulfill it, says the Lord God.
Mortal, the house of Israel is saying, “The vision that he sees is for many years ahead; he prophesies for distant times.”