Ezekiel 30:3

30:3 For the day is near,

the day of the Lord is near;

it will be a day of storm clouds, 1 

it will be a time of judgment 2  for the nations.

Ezekiel 38:9

38:9 You will advance; 3  you will come like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the earth, you, all your troops, and the many other peoples with you.

1 tn Heb “a day of clouds.” The expression occurs also in Joel 2:2 and Zeph 1:15; it recalls the appearance of God at Mount Sinai (Exod 19:9, 16, 18).

2 tn Heb “a time.” The words “of judgment” have been added in the translation for clarification (see the following verses).

3 tn Heb “go up.”