Ezekiel 30:2-3

Context
30:2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘Wail, “Alas, the day is here!”¹

30:3 For the day is near,

the day of the Lord is near;

it will be a day of storm clouds,²

it will be a time of judgment³ for the nations.

[30:2] ¹tn Heb “Alas for the day.”

[30:3] ²tn 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).

[30:3] ³tn Heb “a time.” The words “of judgment” have been added in the translation for clarification (see the following verses).