Ezekiel

Ezekiel 30:2–3

2“Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says:

Wail, ‘Alas

for that day!’

3For 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.a

Footnotes

  • a 30:3 Hebrew does not include of doom.

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Ezekiel 30:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of manאָדָ֕ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
prophesyהִנָּבֵא֙hin·nā·ḇêVerb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singularH5012 prophesy
and declareוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔wə·’ā·mar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
that this is whatכֹּ֥הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֖ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhê·lî·lūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH3213 howl, make a howling
Alasהָ֥הּhāhInterjectionH1929 alas!
for that dayלַיּֽוֹם׃lay·yō·wmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day

Ezekiel 30:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the dayי֔וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
nearקָר֣וֹבqā·rō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH7138 near
the Dayי֖וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
of the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
is nearוְקָר֥וֹבwə·qā·rō·wḇConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH7138 near
It will beיִֽהְיֶֽה׃yih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a dayי֣וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of cloudsעָנָ֔ן‘ā·nānNoun - masculine singularH6051 cloud-mass, cloud
a timeעֵ֥ת‘êṯNoun - common singular constructH6256 time
for the nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgō·w·yimNoun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 30:2 Isaiah 13:6 · Isaiah 15:2 · Joel 1:5 · Ezekiel 21:12 · Joel 1:11

Ezekiel 30:3 Obadiah 1:15 · Isaiah 24:21–23 · Joel 2:1–2 · Zephaniah 1:14 · Ezekiel 7:12 · Ezekiel 32:7 · Psalm 110:6 · Zephaniah 1:7 · Zechariah 14:3–19 · Ezekiel 7:7 · Joel 1:15 · Ezekiel 34:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.