God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 30:3
3The day is near. The day of the Lord is near. It will be a gloomy day, a time of trouble for the nations.
Ezekiel 30:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.
- New International Version (NIV)For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near— a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the day is near, Even the day of the Lord is near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles.
Context of Ezekiel 30:3
1The Lord spoke his word to me. He said, 2“Son of man, prophesy. Say, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: Cry for that day! The day is near. The day of the Lord is near. It will be a gloomy day, a time of trouble for the nations. 4There will be war in Egypt and anguish in Ethiopia. Many Egyptians will fall dead. People will take away Egypt’s wealth, and its foundations will be torn down. 5Sudan, Put, Lud, all the Arabs, the Libyans, and people from the promised land will die in battle.
Read all of Ezekiel 30Ezekiel 30:3 word by word
כִּֽי־קָר֣וֹב י֔וֹם וְקָר֥וֹב י֖וֹם לַֽיהוָ֑ה י֣וֹם עָנָ֔ן עֵ֥ת גּוֹיִ֖ם יִֽהְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:3
- Ezekiel 7:7Destruction is coming to you, inhabitants of the land. The time is coming. The day is near. There will be confusion. There will be no joy in the mountains.
- Psalms 37:13The Lord laughs at him because he has seen that his time is coming.
- Obadiah 1:15“The day of the Lord is near for all nations. Edom, you will be treated as you have treated others. You will get back what you have given.
- Joel 2:1Blow the ram’s horn in Zion. Sound the alarm on my holy mountain. Everyone who lives in the land should tremble, because the day of the Lord is coming. Certainly, it is near.
- Zephaniah 1:7Be silent in the presence of the Almighty Lord, because the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice. He has invited his special guests.
- Matthew 24:33In the same way, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the door.
- Philippians 4:5Let everyone know how considerate you are. The Lord is near.
- James 5:9Brothers and sisters, stop complaining about each other, or you will be condemned. Realize that the judge is standing at the door.
- Revelation 6:17because the frightening day of their anger has come, and who is able to endure it?”
- Ezekiel 30:18At Tahpanhes the day will turn dark when I break Egypt’s power. Egypt’s strong army will be defeated. Clouds will cover Egypt, and people from its villages will go into exile.
- Ezekiel 32:7“ ‘When I put out your light, I will cover the sky and darken the stars. I will cover the sun with clouds, and the moon won’t shine anymore.
- Ezekiel 34:12As a shepherd looks after his flock when he is with his scattered sheep, so I will look after my sheep. I will rescue them on a cloudy and gloomy day from every place where they have been scattered.
- Exodus 14:20between the Egyptian camp and the Israelite camp. The ⌞column of⌟ smoke was there when darkness came, and it lit up the night. Neither side came near the other all night long.
- Isaiah 19:1This is the divine revelation about Egypt. The Lord is riding on a fast-moving cloud and is coming to Egypt. Egypt’s idols will tremble in his presence. Egypt’s courage will fail.
- Amos 5:16This is what the Lord, the Almighty God of Armies, says: There will be loud crying in every city square, and people will say in every street, “Oh, no!” They will call on farmers to mourn and on professional mourners to cry loudly.
- Ezekiel 29:12I will make Egypt the most desolate country in the world. For 40 years Egypt’s cities will lie in ruins. They will be ruined more than any other city. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and force them into other countries.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 30:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The time of the pagan - The time when the pagan (Egyptians) shall be judged.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19This third message against Egypt is written as a lament (a poem of sorrow). It repeats much of the earlier message in Ezekiel 29:1–16. God would judge Egypt and its allies. The nation would fall under his judgment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. the time of the heathen--namely, for taking vengeance on them. The judgment on Egypt is the beginning of a world-wide judgment on all the heathen enemies of God (Joe 1:15; 2:1, 2; 3:1-21; Ob 15).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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