Ezekiel 30:2
1 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
“Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’
3 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.
4 A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’
- KJV
- Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!
- WEB
- “Son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’
- ASV
- Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day!
- DARBY
- Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, Alas for the day!
- BLB
- “Son of man, prophesy and say, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Wail, alas, for the day!’
- ÅB
- Menneskesønn! Spå og si: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Jamre dere: Ve oss, for en dag!
- OTB
- "Menneskesønn, profetér og si: ‘Dette sier den suverene Herren:
“Klag,
‘Ve den dagen!’ - B1930
- Menneskesønn! Spå og si: Så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Jamre eder: Ve oss, for en dag!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 13:6
Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Read in contextEzekiel 21:12
Cry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.
Read in contextJoel 1:11
Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished.
Read in contextJoel 1:5
Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth.
Read in contextIsaiah 15:2
Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
Read in contextJeremiah 47:2
This is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and all who dwell in the land will wail
Read in contextIsaiah 65:14
My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
Read in contextJames 5:1
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
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