Ezekiel 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.

Ex 14:20,24; Ps 37:13; Ps 110:6; Ps 149:7-9; Isa 19:1; Isa 24:21-23; Isa 34:2-17; Jer 25:15-29; Eze 7:7,12; Eze 29:12; Eze 30:18; Eze 32:7; Eze 34:12; Joe 2:1; Joe 2:1,2; Joe 3:11-14; Am 5:16-20; Ob 1:15; Zep 1:7,14; Zep 3:6,7; Zec 14:3-19; Mt 24:33; Php 4:5; Jas 5:9; Re 6:17; Re 19:13-21

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).