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It is a day of clouds and gloom, a day of despair for the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the day <i>is</i> near, even the day of the LORD <i>is</i> near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the day <i>is</i> near, Even the day of the LORD <i>is</i> near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For the day is near, Indeed, the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day of clouds, A time <i>of doom</i> for the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day of clouds, A time <i>of doom</i> for the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the day is near, Even the day of Yahweh is near; It will be a day of clouds, A time <i>of doom</i> for the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near, It will be a cloudy day; A time <i>of doom</i> for the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the day is near, even the day of Jehovah is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />because you will soon be punished! That will be a time of darkness and doom for all nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a day of clouds; it shall be the time of the heathen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The day is near. The day of the LORD is near. It will be a gloomy day, a time of trouble for the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The day is near, the day when the LORD will act, A day of clouds and trouble for the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For comes now the day— comes now the Day of the LORD, the day of clouds! The time of the gentiles is fulfilled! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near; it will be a day of storm clouds, it will be a time of judgment for the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the day is near, even Yahweh’s day is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of the nations. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For a day [is] near, a day [is] near to YHWH! It is a time of cloud [over] the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For near is a day, near is a day to Jehovah! A day of clouds, the time of nations it is.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the day is near, the day of Jehovah is near, the day of a cloud; it shall be the time of the nations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the day is near, yea the day of the Lord is near: a cloudy day, it shall be the time of the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the day is near, and the day of the Lord is approaching! It is a day of gloom; it will be the time of the Gentiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yes, a day approaches, a day of the Lord approaches: A day of dark cloud, a time appointed for the nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For a day is near, the day of the LORD is near; it will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near; a cloudy day; a time of reckoning for the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because that day is near; the day of LORD JEHOVAH is near, a day of clouds and the time of the nations<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near, A day of clouds, it shall be the time of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the day of the Lord is nigh, a day of cloud; it shall be the end of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=8592" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/30.htm">A Lament for Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’ <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the day is</a> <a href="/hebrew/7138.htm" title="7138: qā·rō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Near. Or qarob; from qarab; near.">near,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the Day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7138.htm" title="7138: wə·qā·rō·wḇ (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Near. Or qarob; from qarab; near.">is near.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">It will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">a day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6051.htm" title="6051: ‘ā·nān (N-ms) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">of clouds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ‘êṯ (N-csc) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">a time</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">of doom for the nations.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1-2</a></span><br />Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near— / a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-15</a></span><br />The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6-9</a></span><br />Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a></span><br />Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. / It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. / Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Obadiah 1:15</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8</a></span><br />For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-7.htm">Jeremiah 30:7</a></span><br />How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-31</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25-27</a></span><br />There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. / At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a></span><br />For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-17</a></span><br />And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.</p><p class="hdg">the day is</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Ezekiel 7:7,12</a></b></br> The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble <i>is</i> near, and not the sounding again of the mountains… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-13.htm">Psalm 37:13</a></b></br> The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Obadiah 1:15</a></b></br> For the day of the LORD <i>is</i> near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.</p><p class="hdg">a cloudy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18</a></b></br> At 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7</a></b></br> And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Ezekiel 34:12</a></b></br> As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep <i>that are</i> 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.</p><p class="hdg">the time</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Ezekiel 29:12</a></b></br> And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries <i>that are</i> desolate, and her cities among the cities <i>that are</i> laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/110-6.htm">Psalm 110:6,6</a></b></br> He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill <i>the places</i> with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/149-7.htm">Psalm 149:7-9</a></b></br> To execute vengeance upon the heathen, <i>and</i> punishments upon the people; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/10-4.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-11.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/psalms/99-7.htm">Cloudy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Doom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-25.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-15.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-34.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Cloudy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-9.htm">Doom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-11.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-22.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/30-1.htm">The desolation of Egypt and her helpers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/30-20.htm">The arm of Babylon shall be strengthened to break the arm of Egypt.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Ezekiel, it refers to the impending judgment on Egypt and its allies. The concept of "the day" often signifies a specific time when God intervenes in human history to execute judgment or deliverance. This urgency is a call to repentance and awareness of God's sovereign timeline.<p><b>the Day of the LORD is near</b><br>The "Day of the LORD" is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, symbolizing a time when God will decisively act to judge the wicked and vindicate the righteous. It is both a day of terror for those opposed to God and a day of hope for those who are faithful. This concept is seen throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/joel/2.htm">Joel 2:1</a> and <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18</a>, and is echoed in the New Testament in passages like <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2</a>. It points to both historical judgments and the ultimate eschatological fulfillment in the return of Christ.<p><b>It will be a day of clouds</b><br>Clouds often symbolize divine presence and judgment in the Bible. In <a href="/exodus/19-9.htm">Exodus 19:9</a>, God appears in a cloud on Mount Sinai, and in <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a>, Christ returns with the clouds. Here, clouds signify the obscurity and foreboding nature of the coming judgment. They also suggest the overwhelming power and majesty of God as He executes His will.<p><b>a time of doom for the nations</b><br>This phrase indicates that the judgment is not limited to Egypt but extends to all nations that oppose God's purposes. It reflects the universal scope of God's sovereignty and justice. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled as Egypt and its allies faced defeat and destruction. Theologically, it foreshadows the final judgment when all nations will be held accountable before God, as seen in <a href="/revelation/20-11.htm">Revelation 20:11-15</a>. This serves as a warning and a call to align with God's righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is known for his vivid visions and symbolic actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the LORD</a></b><br>A prophetic term used throughout the Bible to describe a time of divine intervention, judgment, and salvation. It often signifies a period when God will execute judgment on nations and bring about His purposes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>In this context, it refers to the surrounding nations of Israel, particularly Egypt, which is the focus of the judgment in <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/30.htm">Ezekiel 30</a>. The prophecy indicates a time of doom for these nations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/clouds.htm">Clouds</a></b><br>Symbolically, clouds often represent God's presence and judgment. In this passage, they signify the impending judgment and the obscurity of the future for the nations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/doom.htm">Doom</a></b><br>This term indicates the severe judgment and destruction that will come upon the nations as part of God's divine plan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_sovereignty.htm">Understanding God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The "day of the LORD" reminds us of God's ultimate control over history and nations. We should live with an awareness of His sovereignty and align our lives with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a></b><br>This passage serves as a sobering reminder of the reality of divine judgment. It calls us to examine our lives and repent from sin, knowing that God's judgment is certain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a></b><br>While the day of the LORD is a time of doom for the nations, it also signifies the establishment of God's justice. Believers can find hope in knowing that God will ultimately set things right.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/urgency_in_evangelism.htm">Urgency in Evangelism</a></b><br>Understanding the nearness of the day of the LORD should motivate us to share the gospel with urgency, knowing that many are unaware of the impending judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_eternity.htm">Living in Light of Eternity</a></b><br>This passage encourages us to live with an eternal perspective, prioritizing spiritual matters over temporal concerns.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_day_of_rest.htm">What does defiling God's temple mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_ezekiel_30's_events.htm">If Ezekiel 30 as a whole is taken literally, why do we not see conclusive archeological or historical confirmation of these catastrophic outcomes across Egypt and the surrounding nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_joel_3_conflict_with_other_timelines.htm">Why does Joel 3 seem to conflict with timelines in other prophetic books regarding the final judgment and restoration, suggesting possible inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_apocalypse.htm">What does the Bible say about the apocalypse?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">The time of the heathen.--</span>The judgment upon Egypt is but an individual instance, and is symbolic of general judgment upon all merely worldly power. Her fall is one step in the general overthrow of whatever exalts and opposes itself to God. Very similar to <a href="/context/ezekiel/30-2.htm" title="Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Howl you, Woe worth the day!">Ezekiel 30:2-3</a> are the prophecies in <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm" title="Howl you; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.">Isaiah 13:6</a>; <a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm" title="Behold, the day of the LORD comes, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.">Isaiah 13:9</a>; <a href="/joel/1-13.htm" title="Gird yourselves, and lament, you priests: howl, you ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withheld from the house of your God.">Joel 1:13</a>; <a href="/joel/1-15.htm" title="Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.">Joel 1:15</a>; <a href="/joel/2-2.htm" title="A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread on the mountains: a great people and a strong; there has not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.">Joel 2:2</a>; <a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm" title="For the day of the LORD is near on all the heathen: as you have done, it shall be done to you: your reward shall return on your own head.">Obadiah 1:15</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm" title="Hold your peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD has prepared a sacrifice, he has bid his guests.">Zephaniah 1:7</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm" title="The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hastens greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.">Zephaniah 1:14</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The day of the Lord</span>. Here, as everywhere (see note on Ezekiel 13:5), the words stand for any time in which the Divine judgments manifest themselves in the world's history. Of it Ezekiel says, following in the footsteps of Joel (<a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Joel 2:2</a>), that it shall be <span class="cmt_word">a day of cloud</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> of darkness and trouble; <span class="cmt_word">a day of the heathen</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> a time in which the heathen who had exulted in the punishment of Israel should know that the Lord was their Judge also, that he had his "day" appointed for them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the day [is]</span><br /><span class="heb">י֔וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">near,</span><br /><span class="heb">קָר֣וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7138.htm">Strong's 7138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is near.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקָר֥וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qā·rō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7138.htm">Strong's 7138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near</span><br /><br /><span class="word">It will be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽהְיֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of clouds,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָנָ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6051.htm">Strong's 6051: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a time</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(‘êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of doom for the nations.</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹיִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 30:3 For the day is near even (Ezek. 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