Ezekiel 30:2
“Son of man, prophesy, and you have said, Thus said Lord YHWH: Howl, Aah! For the day!
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day
In Context
1And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
3For a day [is] near, a day [is] near to YHWH! It is a time of cloud [over] the nations.
Cross References
Isaiah 13:6Howl, for the Day of YHWH [is] near, || It comes as destruction from the Mighty.
Isaiah 15:2He has gone up to Bajith and Dibon, || The high places—to weep, || Moab howls on Nebo and on Medeba, || Baldness [is] on all its heads, every beard cut off.
Isaiah 23:1The Burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish, || For it has been destroyed, || Without house, without entrance, || From the land of Chittim it was revealed to them.
Isaiah 65:14Behold, My servants sing from joy of heart, || And you cry from pain of heart, || And you howl from breaking of spirit.
Jeremiah 47:2“Thus said YHWH: Behold, waters are going up from the north, || And have been for an overflowing stream, || And they overflow the land and its fullness, || The city, and those dwelling in it, || And men have cried out, || And every inhabitant of the land has howled.
Joel 1:5Awake, you drunkards, and weep, || And howl all drinking wine, because of the juice, || For it has been cut off from your mouth.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 30:2-20
Prophecy against Egypt; Destruction of Egypt Foretold. ( b. c. 572.) 1 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God ; Howl ye, Woe worth the day! 3 For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen. 4 And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. 5 Ethiopia,… Read the whole commentary →