Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near— a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version For 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. Berean Standard Bible For 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. King James Bible For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen. New King James Version 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 American Standard Bible “For the day is near, Indeed, the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day of clouds, A time of doom for the nations. NASB 1995 “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. NASB 1977 “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. Legacy Standard Bible For the day is near, Even the day of Yahweh is near; It will be a day of clouds, A time of doom for the nations. Amplified Bible “For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near, It will be a cloudy day; A time of doom for the nations. Christian Standard Bible For a day is near; a day belonging to the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. Holman Christian Standard Bible For a day is near; a day belonging to the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. American Standard Version For the day is near, even the day of Jehovah is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations. Contemporary English Version because you will soon be punished! That will be a time of darkness and doom for all nations. English Revised Version For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a day of clouds; it shall be the time of the heathen. GOD'S WORD® Translation The day is near. The day of the LORD is near. It will be a gloomy day, a time of trouble for the nations. Good News Translation The day is near, the day when the LORD will act, A day of clouds and trouble for the nations. International Standard Version For comes now the day— comes now the Day of the LORD, the day of clouds! The time of the gentiles is fulfilled! Majority Standard Bible For 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. NET Bible For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near; it will be a day of storm clouds, it will be a time of judgment for the nations. New Heart English Bible For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations. Webster's Bible Translation For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen. World English Bible For the day is near, even Yahweh’s day is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of the nations. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor a day [is] near, a day [is] near to YHWH! It is a time of cloud [over] the nations. Young's Literal Translation For near is a day, near is a day to Jehovah! A day of clouds, the time of nations it is. Smith's Literal Translation For the day is near, the day of Jehovah is near, the day of a cloud; it shall be the time of the nations. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor the day is near, yea the day of the Lord is near: a cloudy day, it shall be the time of the nations. Catholic Public Domain Version For the day is near, and the day of the Lord is approaching! It is a day of gloom; it will be the time of the Gentiles. New American Bible Yes, a day approaches, a day of the Lord approaches: A day of dark cloud, a time appointed for the nations. New Revised Standard Version For a day is near, the day of the LORD is near; it will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near; a cloudy day; a time of reckoning for the nations. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because that day is near; the day of LORD JEHOVAH is near, a day of clouds and the time of the nations OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near, A day of clouds, it shall be the time of the nations. Brenton Septuagint Translation For the day of the Lord is nigh, a day of cloud; it shall be the end of the nations. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Lament for Egypt…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. 4A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.… Cross References Joel 2:1-2 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near— / a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come. Zephaniah 1:14-15 The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, Isaiah 13:6-9 Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. ... Jeremiah 46:10 For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates. Amos 5:18-20 Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. / It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. / Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it? Obadiah 1:15 For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head. Isaiah 2:12 For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— Isaiah 34:8 For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. Jeremiah 30:7 How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it. Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. Matthew 24:29-31 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Luke 21:25-27 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. / At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 2 Peter 3:10 But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. Revelation 6:12-17 And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. ... Treasury of Scripture For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen. the day is Ezekiel 7:7,12 The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains… Psalm 37:13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. Obadiah 1:15 For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head. a cloudy Ezekiel 30:18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. Ezekiel 32:7 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. Ezekiel 34:12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. the time Ezekiel 29:12 And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. Psalm 110:6,6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries… Psalm 149:7-9 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; … Jump to Previous Cloud Clouds Cloudy Doom Hand Heathen Nations TimeJump to Next Cloud Clouds Cloudy Doom Hand Heathen Nations TimeEzekiel 30 1. The desolation of Egypt and her helpers20. The arm of Babylon shall be strengthened to break the arm of Egypt. For the day is near The phrase "For the day is near" emphasizes the imminence of God's intervention. In Hebrew, the word for "day" is "yom," which can signify a literal day or a period of time marked by a significant event. Here, it underscores the urgency and certainty of God's impending judgment. Historically, this reflects the prophetic tradition where prophets warned of coming divine actions. The nearness of the day serves as a call to repentance and readiness, reminding believers of the ever-present reality of God's sovereign timeline. the day of the LORD is near— a day of clouds a time of doom for the nations Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the day [is] י֔וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day near, קָר֣וֹב (qā·rō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7138: Near the Day י֖וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day of the LORD לַֽיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is near. וְקָר֥וֹב (wə·qā·rō·wḇ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7138: Near It will be יִֽהְיֶֽה׃ (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a day י֣וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of clouds, עָנָ֔ן (‘ā·nān) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6051: A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud a time עֵ֥ת (‘êṯ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 6256: Time, now, when of doom for the nations. גּוֹיִ֖ם (gō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts Links Ezekiel 30:3 NIVEzekiel 30:3 NLT Ezekiel 30:3 ESV Ezekiel 30:3 NASB Ezekiel 30:3 KJV Ezekiel 30:3 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 30:3 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 30:3 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 30:3 French Bible Ezekiel 30:3 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 30:3 For the day is near even (Ezek. 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