Text -- Ezekiel 30:1-4 (NET)

A Lament Over Egypt

30:1 The word of the Lord came to me: 30:2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Wail, “Alas, the day is here!” 30:3 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. 30:4 A sword will come against Egypt and panic will overtake Ethiopia when the slain fall in Egypt and they carry away her wealth and dismantle her foundations.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Eze 30:2

¹ tn Heb “Alas for the day.”

NET Notes: Eze 30:3

¹ tn Heb “a day of clouds.” The expression occurs also in Joel 2:2 and Zeph 1:15; it recalls the appearance of God at Mount Sinai (Exod 19:9, 16, 18).

² tn Heb “a time.” The words “of judgment” have been added in the translation for clarification (see the following verses).