Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.

And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.