For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.

And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.

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For the day is near,(A)
    the day of the Lord(B) is near—
a day of clouds,
    a time of doom for the nations.
A sword will come against Egypt,(C)
    and anguish will come upon Cush.[a](D)
When the slain fall in Egypt,
    her wealth will be carried away
    and her foundations torn down.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:4 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9