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A Lament for Egypt

Ezekiel 30:2

In 11 translations

BSB
“Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’
KJV
Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!
WEB
“Son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’
ASV
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day!
LSV
“Son of man, prophesy, and you have said, Thus said Lord YHWH: Howl, Aah! For the day!
YLT
'Son of man, prophesy, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, ha! for the day!
DBY
Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, Alas for the day!
DRC
Son of man prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord God: Howl ye, Woe, woe to the day:
GNV
Sonne of man, prophesie, and say, Thus sayth the Lord God, Howle and cry, Wo be vnto this day.
JPS
'Son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Wail ye: Woe worth the day!
LXXE
Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord; Woe, woe worth the day!

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הִנָּבֵא֙ וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הֵילִ֖ילוּ הָ֥הּ לַיּֽוֹם׃
LXX-Br
υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, προφήτευσον, καὶ εἰπὸν τάδε λέγει Κύριος, ὢ ὢ ἡμέρα,

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
  • Isaiah 15:2Dibon 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 21:12Cry 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.
  • Joel 1:11Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished.
  • Joel 1:5Wake 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.
  • Revelation 18:10In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
  • Isaiah 23:1This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
  • Jeremiah 4:8So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”
  • Isaiah 65:14My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
  • Zephaniah 1:11Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.
  • Zechariah 11:2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!
  • Isaiah 16:7Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.
  • Isaiah 14:31Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.
  • Isaiah 23:6Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coastland!
  • Jeremiah 47:2This is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out,…
  • James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

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