Ezekiel 30:2
New International Version
“Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “’Wail and say, “Alas for that day!”

New Living Translation
“Son of man, prophesy and give this message from the Sovereign LORD: “Weep and wail for that day,

English Standard Version
“Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: “Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

Berean Standard Bible
“Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’

King James Bible
Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!

New King James Version
“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Wail, ‘Woe to the day!’

New American Standard Bible
“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “Wail, ‘Woe for the day!’

NASB 1995
“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

NASB 1977
“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

Legacy Standard Bible
“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

Amplified Bible
“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

Christian Standard Bible
“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, “Woe because of that day! ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Son of man, prophesy and say: This is what the Lord GOD says: Wail: Woe for the day!

American Standard Version
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Son of man, prophesy and say: “Thus says THE LORD OF LORDS, ‘Wail and say woe to the day!

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Woe, woe worth the day!

Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel, son of man, tell the people of Egypt that I am saying: Cry out in despair,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Son of man prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Howl ye, Woe, woe to the day:

English Revised Version
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD: Howl ye, Woe worth the day!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Son of man, prophesy. Say, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: Cry for that day!

Good News Translation
"Mortal man," he said, "prophesy and announce what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying. You are to shout these words: A day of terror is coming!

International Standard Version
"Son of Man, here's what you are to prophesy and announce, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Wail out loud! Oh no! The day!

JPS Tanakh 1917
Son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Wail ye: Woe worth the day!

Literal Standard Version
“Son of man, prophesy, and you have said, Thus said Lord YHWH: Howl, Aah! For the day!

Majority Standard Bible
“Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’

New American Bible
Son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord GOD: Wail: “Alas the day!”

NET Bible
"Son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says: "'Wail, "Alas, the day is here!"

New Revised Standard Version
Mortal, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Wail, “Alas for the day!”

New Heart English Bible
"Son of man, prophesy, and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Wail, 'Alas for the day.'

Webster's Bible Translation
Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Alas the day!

World English Bible
“Son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

Young's Literal Translation
'Son of man, prophesy, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, ha! for the day!

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Audio Bible



Context
A Lament for Egypt
1Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 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.…

Cross References
James 5:1
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

Isaiah 13:6
Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Isaiah 15:2
Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.

Ezekiel 21:12
Cry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.

Ezekiel 30:1
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Joel 1:5
Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth.

Joel 1:11
Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished.


Treasury of Scripture

Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus said the Lord GOD; Howl you, Woe worth the day!

Howl

Ezekiel 21:12
Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.

Isaiah 13:6
Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

Isaiah 14:31
Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.

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Ezekiel 30
1. The desolation of Egypt and her helpers
20. The arm of Babylon shall be strengthened to break the arm of Egypt.














Verse 2. - Howl ye. The words read like an echo of Isaiah 13:6, and find a parallel also in Joel 1:11, 13; Zephaniah 1:7, 14. Woe worth the day! It may be well to note that the familiar phrase is a survival of the Anglo-Saxon verb weorthan (German werden), "to become," so that its exact meaning is "Woe be to the day"

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“Son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of man,
אָדָ֕ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

prophesy
הִנָּבֵא֙ (hin·nā·ḇê)
Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspiration

and declare
וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

that this is what
כֹּ֥ה (kōh)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

the Lord
אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

GOD
יְהוִ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

says:
אָמַ֖ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘Wail,
הֵילִ֖ילוּ (hê·lî·lū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 3213: To howl, make a howling

“Alas,
הָ֥הּ (hāh)
Interjection
Strong's 1929: Ah! expressing grief

the day [is here]!”
לַיּֽוֹם׃ (lay·yō·wm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day


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