Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 12:22

"Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?" — Ezekiel 12:22 (ASV)

In the land of Israel, is not here simply equivalent to the in Israel of Ezekiel 12:23, but refers to a proverb current among those who had not yet been carried into captivity, and who imagined that they should not be.