For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsFor the day is near, even the day of Jehovah is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.
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.
For near is a day, near is a day to Jehovah! A day of clouds, the time of nations it is.
For the day is at hand, yea, the day of Jehovah is at hand, a day of clouds; it shall be the time of the nations.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEzekiel — The exile prophet — priest taken to Babylon in 597 BC, writing to a community still convinced the exile is temporary. Wheels within wheels, the glory departing, dry bones coming to life, and the city whose new name is YHWH Shammah — ‘the LORD is there.’
- Author
- Ezekiel, son of Buzi the priest (1:3)
- Date
- Dated oracles 593 BC (1:1, fifth year of Jehoiachin's exile) to 571 BC (29:17)