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Ezekiel 30:2–3

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30:2“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘Wail, “Alas, the day is here!”1

30:3For the day is near,

the day of the Lord is near;

it will be a day of storm clouds,2

it will be a time of judgment3 for the nations.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Heb “Alas for the day.”
  2. 2 Heb “a day of clouds.” The expression occurs also in Joel 2:2 and Zeph 1:15; it recalls the appearance of God at Mount Sinai (Exod 19:9, 16, 18).
  3. 3 Heb “a time.” The words “of judgment” have been added in the translation for clarification (see the following verses).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God:

“Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

For the day is near,

the day of the Lord is near;

it will be a day of clouds,

a time of doom for the nations.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘Wail and say,

“Alas for that day!”

For the day is near,

the day of the Lord is near—

a day of clouds,

a time of doom for the nations.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord God says:

Wail, “Woe because of that day!”

For a day is near;

a day belonging to the Lord is near.

It will be a day of clouds,

a time of doom for the nations.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Son of man, prophesy and give this message from the Sovereign Lord:

“Weep and wail

for that day,

for the terrible day is almost here—

the day of the Lord!

It is a day of clouds and gloom,

a day of despair for the nations.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Son of man, prophesy, and you must say, ‘thus says the Lord Yahweh:

“Wail, alas! For the day!

For a day is near;

indeed, a day is near for Yahweh.

A day of cloud,

a time of the nations it will be.

KJV 1900King James Version

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Howl ye, Woe worth the day! For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.