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, 2Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Wail ye, Alas 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. 4And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Cush, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. 5Cush, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall 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

• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• nearקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• cloudyעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471

Cross-references for Ezekiel 30:3

• Ezekiel 7:7The morning is come upon thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the joyful shouting upon the mountains.
• Psalms 37:13The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
• Obadiah 1:15For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done to thee: thy reward shall return upon thy own head.
• Joel 2:1Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is near at hand;
• Zephaniah 1:7Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath invited his guests.
• Matthew 24:33So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
• Philippians 4:5Let your moderation be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
• James 5:9Murmur not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
• Revelation 6:17For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
• Ezekiel 30:18At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
• Ezekiel 32:7And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
• Ezekiel 34:12As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
• Exodus 14:20And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these : so that the one came not near the other all the night.
• Isaiah 19:1The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
• Amos 5:16Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the farmer to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to wailing.
• Ezekiel 29:12And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the 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

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