Discovery BoxEzekiel 30:3 
Context30:3 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 30:18
Context30:18 In Tahpanhes the day will be dark 3
when I break the yoke of Egypt there.
Her confident pride will cease within her;
a cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.
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 sn In Zeph 1:15 darkness is associated with the day of the
