Ezequiel 30:2-4 NVT

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:3

The day of the Lord . Here, as everywhere (see note on Ezekiel 13:5 ), the words stand for any time in which the Divine judgments manifest themselves in the world's history. Of it Ezekiel says, following in the footsteps of Joel ( Joel 2:2 ), that it shall be a day of cloud , i.e. of darkness and trouble; a day of the heathen , i.e. a time in which the heathen who had exulted in the punishment of Israel should know that the Lord was their Judge also, that he had his "day"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:4

Great pain shall be in Ethiopia . The words point to the extension of the invasion of Egypt—by Nebuchadnezzar in the first instance, and afterwards by other conquerors—to the upper valley of the Nile. They shall take away her multitude . The word is taken by Keil, Smend, and others of things rather than persons, the multitude of possessions. Hengstenberg renders "tumult" in the sense of the stir of a crowded city. The foundations are probably to be taken figuratively of the bases of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:4-6

Associated calamities. I. TROUBLE SPREADS . 1. In the individual . The first mischief in Egypt comes from the sword of the invader; but this is quickly followed by other ills. After Nebuchadnezzar's invasion the "abundance" is taken away, and the "foundations" are broken down. 2. Among communities of men . Cush follows the fate of Egypt, and other nations also fall under the wide sweep of judgment. We are members one of another, and when one member suffers all the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 30:3

The time of the pagan - The time when the pagan (Egyptians) shall be judged. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 30:2-4

Ezekiel 30:2-4. Thus saith the Lord, Howl ye, &c. The prophet addresses the inhabitants of Egypt. Wo worth the day Ah! the day: alas! what sad times are approaching. Even the day of the Lord The time of God’s vengeance, wherein he will manifest his sore displeasure against Egypt and its allies; a cloudy day A day that shall be dismal with calamities. Times of trouble have often this appellation. It shall be the time of the heathen Wherein they shall be punished. Great pain... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 30:1-26

Desolation of Egypt (30:1-26)God’s coming judgment on Egypt will be a day of terror for other nations besides Egypt (30:1-3), because when Egypt falls many of its neighbouring allies will suffer also (4-5). These allies will be terrified as news reaches them of the calamities in Egypt. The invading army will overrun Egypt from north to south, killing the people and burning their cities (6-8). The people in neighbouring Ethiopia (NIV: Cush; GNB: Sudan) will be terror-stricken, knowing that they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 30:2

Son of man. See note on Ezekiel 2:1 . the Lord GOD. Hebrew. Adonai Jehovah . See note on Ezekiel 2:4 . worth. This is the past tense ( weorth ) of Anglo-Saxon weorthan , to become. It means Woe he to the day! Hebrew = Alas for the day! read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 30:3

the day of the LORD . See notes on Isaiah 2:12 ; Isaiah 13:6 ; and Revelation 1:10 . the time of, &c.: i.e. the season in which their power shall be judged and broken. heathen = nations. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 30:4

Ethiopia. Hebrew Cush, allied with Egypt. Compare Ezekiel 30:9 ; and Jeremiah 46:9 . Also resorted to for help by Israel. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 30:3

Ezekiel 30:3. The day is near— The day of the Lord implies a day of sacrifice and vengeance upon his enemies. The destruction of Babylon, described in such awful terms, as if all nature suffered by the shock, is represented as the day of the Lord, Isaiah 13:6. So is the destruction of Bozrah and Idumaea, Isaiah 34:8. See also Jeremiah 46:10. Joel 3:14.Zephaniah 2:2-3; Zephaniah 2:2-3. When the figurative day is used in general to express the period of any one's existence, then it denotes time;... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 30:4-6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 30:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 30:2-4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 30:1-26

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 30:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 30:3

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 30:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 30:3

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