Ezekiel 30:2
“You human, prophesy about what will happen to Egypt. Say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: “Weep and wail [DOU], because terrible things will happen some day.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day
In Context
1Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
Cross References
Isaiah 13:6You people of Babylon will scream because you will be terrified, because it will be the time that Yahweh has determined/chosen, the time for the all-powerful God to destroy your city.
Isaiah 15:2The people of Dibon, your capital city, will go to their temple to mourn/weep; they will go to their shrines on the hilltops to weep. They will wail because of what happened to Nebo and Medeba towns in the south; they will all shave the hair of their heads, and the men will cut off their beards to show that they are grieving.
Isaiah 23:1I received this message from Yahweh about Tyre city: You sailors on [APO] ships from Tarshish, weep, because the harbor of Tyre and all the houses in the city have been destroyed. The reports that you heard in Cyprus island about Tyre are true.
Isaiah 65:14Those who worship and obey me will sing joyfully, but you evil people will wail loudly because you will be suffering in your inner beings.
Jeremiah 47:2This is what Yahweh said: “ An army [MET] will be coming from the northeast that will cover the land like a flood. They will destroy the land and everything in it; they will destroy people and cities. People will scream; everyone in the land will wail.
Joel 1:5You people who are drunk, wake up! Wake up and wail loudly, because all the grapes are ruined, and so there will be no new wine [MTY]!
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 →