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.

Other Translations of Ezekiel 30:3

New International Version

3 For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near- a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

English Standard Version

3 For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near; it will be a day of clouds, a time of doom forHebrew lacks doom for the nations.

The Message

3 "'Doomsday!' Time's up! God's big day of judgment is near. Thick clouds are rolling in. It's doomsday for the nations.

New King James Version

3 For the day is near, Even the day of the Lord is near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles.

New Living Translation

3 for the terrible day is almost here- the day of the Lord ! It is a day of clouds and gloom, a day of despair for the nations.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 30:3

Commentary on Ezekiel 30:1-19

(Read Ezekiel 30:1-19)

The prophecy of the destruction of Egypt is very full. Those who take their lot with God's enemies, shall be with them in punishment. The king of Babylon and his army shall be instruments of this destruction. God often makes one wicked man a scourge to another. No place in the land of Egypt shall escape the fury of the Chaldeans. The Lord is known by the judgments he executes. Yet these are only present effects of the Divine displeasure, not worthy of our fear, compared with the wrath to come, from which Jesus delivers his people.