Ezekiel 30:2

2 "Son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "¹Wail, 'Alas for the day!'

Ezekiel 30:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 30:2

Son of man, prophesy and say, thus saith the Lord God
Prophesy against Egypt's king and inhabitants, and in the name of the Lord thus speak against them: howl ye;
ye Egyptians, and also ye Ethiopians, and all others after named, which should share in the destruction of Egypt; this is said to give them notice of it, and prepare them for it: woe worth the day!
or, "alas for the day!" ^F4 O the unhappy day! what a sad dismal day is this! O that we should ever live to see such wretched times!

FOOTNOTES:

F4 (Mwyl hh) "bah diei", Munster, Vatablus; "heu diei", Cocceius, Starckius.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Ezekiel 30:2 In-Context

1 The word of the LORD came again to me saying,

2 "Son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Wail, 'Alas for the day!'

3 "For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day of clouds, A time of doom for the nations.

4 "A sword will come upon Egypt, And anguish will be in Ethiopia; When the slain fall in Egypt, They take away her wealth, And her foundations are torn down.

5 "Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya and the people of the land that is in league will fall with them by the sword."

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1. Isaiah 13:6; Isaiah 15:2; Ezekiel 21:12; Joel 1:5, 11, 13

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[a]. Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch

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Ezekiel 30:2 Meaning and Commentary

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