Ezekiel 30:3

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 word of the Lord came again to me saying, 2“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’ For the day is near, Even the day of the Lord is near; It will be a day of clouds, A time of doom for the nations. 4A sword will come upon Egypt, And anguish will be in Ethiopia; When the slain fall in Egypt, They take away her wealth, And her foundations are torn down. 5Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya and the people of the land that is in league will fall with them by the sword.”

Ezekiel 30:3 word by word

כִּֽי־קָר֣וֹב י֔וֹם וְקָר֥וֹב י֖וֹם לַֽיהוָ֑ה י֣וֹם עָנָ֔ן עֵ֥ת גּוֹיִ֖ם יִֽהְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

• For the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• is nearקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• cloudsעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• A timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• for the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471

Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:3

• Ezekiel 7:7Your doom has come to you, O inhabitant of the land. The time has come, the day is near--tumult rather than joyful shouting on the mountains.
• Psalms 37:13The Lord laughs at him, For He sees his day is coming.
• Obadiah 1:15“For the day of the Lord draws near on all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you. Your dealings will return on your own head.
• Joel 2:1Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the Lord is coming; Surely it is near,
• Zephaniah 1:7Be silent before the Lord God! For the day of the Lord is near, For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice, He has consecrated His guests.
• Matthew 24:33so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
• Philippians 4:5Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
• James 5:9Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door.
• Revelation 6:17for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
• Ezekiel 30:18In Tehaphnehes the day will be dark When I break there the yoke bars of Egypt. Then the pride of her power will cease in her; A cloud will cover her, And her daughters will go into captivity.
• Ezekiel 32:7And when I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud And the moon will not give its light.
• Ezekiel 34:12As a shepherd cares for his herd in the day when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will care for My sheep and will deliver them from all the places to which they were scattered on a cloudy and gloomy day.
• Exodus 14:20So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Thus the one did not come near the other all night.
• Isaiah 19:1The oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt; The idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence, And the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.
• Amos 5:16Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts, the Lord, “There is wailing in all the plazas, And in all the streets they say, ‘Alas! Alas!’ They also call the farmer to mourning And professional mourners to lamentation.
• Ezekiel 29:12So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated lands. And her cities, in the midst of cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.”

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

Topics related to Ezekiel 30:3

• Day

In the dictionaries

• Deadly
• Egypt
• Cloud
• Isaiah
• Joel (2)
• Near, Nigh

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