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Ezekiel 30:3

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 30:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For the day is near, even the day of Jehovah is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For the day is near, even the day of Jehovah is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.
Ezekiel 30:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying,
2Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day!
3For the day is near, even the day of Jehovah is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.
4And a sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish 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.
5Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mingled people, and Cub, and the children of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.
6Thus saith Jehovah: They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Seveneh shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord Jehovah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For the day is near, &c.] The day of Egypt’s destruction, the time fixed for it: even the day of the Lord is near; the day appointed by him, and in which he would make himself known by the judgments he executed: Kimchi observes, that, the same year this prophecy was delivered, Egypt was given into the hands of the king of Babylon: a cloudy day; or; “a day of cloud”f529; which was seldom seen in Egypt in a literal sense, rarely having any rain, their country being watered by the Nile; but now, in a figurative sense, the clouds would gather thick and black, and threaten with a horrible tempest of divine wrath, and of ruin and destruction: it shall be the time of the Heathen: both when the…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“the time of the heathen--namely, for taking vengeance on them. The judgment on Egypt is the beginning of a world-wide judgment on all the heathen enemies of God (Joe 1:15; Joe 2:1-2; Joel 3:1-21; Oba 1:15).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The time of the pagan - The time when the pagan (Egyptians) shall be judged. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“A cloudy day - So times of trouble are called. Of the heathen - The time when God will reckon with the Heathens. Ezekiel 30:4”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the day is: Eze 7:7, Eze 7:12; Psa 37:13; Oba 1:15; Joe 2:1; Zep 1:7, Zep 1:14; Mat 24:33; Phi 4:5; Jam 5:9; Rev 6:17 a cloudy: Eze 30:18, Eze 32:7, Eze 34:12; Exo 14:20, Exo 14:24; Isa 19:1; Joe 2:1, Joe 2:2; Amo 5:16-20 the time: Eze 29:12; Psa 110:6, Psa 149:7-9; Isa 24:21-23, 34:2-17; Jer 25:15-29; Joe 3:11-14; Zep 3:6, Zep 3:7; Zech. 14:3-19; Rev 19:13-21 Ezekiel 30:4”
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