“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord [a]God,

(A)Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’
“For the day is near,
Even (B)the day of the Lord is near;
It will be a day of (C)clouds,
A time of doom for the nations.
“A sword will come upon Egypt,
And anguish will be in [b]Ethiopia;
When the slain fall in Egypt,
They (D)take away her [c]wealth,
And her foundations are torn down.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:2 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  2. Ezekiel 30:4 Lit Cush
  3. Ezekiel 30:4 Or multitude