Parallel Verses

NET Bible

For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near; it will be a day of storm clouds, it will be a time of judgment for the nations.

New American Standard Bible

“For the day is near,
Even the day of the Lord is near;
It will be a day of clouds,
A time of doom for the nations.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

For a day is near;
a day belonging to the Lord is near.
It will be a day of clouds,
a time of doom for the nations.

International Standard Version

For comes now the day comes now the Day of the LORD, the day of clouds! The time of the gentiles is fulfilled!

A Conservative Version

For the day is near, even the day of LORD is near. It shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.

American Standard Version

For the day is near, even the day of Jehovah is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.

Amplified


“For the day is near,
Even the day of the Lord is near,
It will be a cloudy day;
A time of doom for the nations.

Bible in Basic English

For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near, a day of cloud; it will be the time of the nations.

Darby Translation

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.

Julia Smith Translation

For the day is near, the day of Jehovah is near, the day of a cloud; it shall be the time of the nations.

King James 2000

For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time for the nations.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For a day [is] near; indeed, a day [is] near for Yahweh. A day of cloud, a time of [the] nations it will be.

Modern King James verseion

For the day is near, even the day of Jehovah is near, a cloudy day. It shall be the time of the nations.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

for the day is here, the day of the LORD is come: the dark day of the Heathen, the hour is at hand,

New Heart English Bible

For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.

The Emphasized Bible

For near, is a day, Yea near, is a day pertaining to Yahweh, A day of cloud, A time of nations, shall it be!

Webster

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

World English Bible

For the day is near, even the day of Yahweh is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.

Youngs Literal Translation

For near is a day, near is a day to Jehovah! A day of clouds, the time of nations it is.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For the day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

is near
קרב קרוב 
Qarowb 
קרב קרוב 
Qarowb 
Usage: 77
Usage: 77

even the day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

of the Lord

Usage: 0

a cloudy
ענן 
`anan 
Usage: 87

day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

it shall be the time
עת 
`eth 
Usage: 296

Context Readings

A Lament Over The Nation And Land Of Egypt

2 "Son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Wail, "Alas, the day is here!" 3 For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near; it will be a day of storm clouds, it will be a time of judgment for the nations. 4 A sword will come against Egypt and panic will overtake Ethiopia when the slain fall in Egypt and they carry away her wealth and dismantle her foundations.


Cross References

Ezekiel 7:7

Doom is coming upon you who live in the land! The time is coming, the day is near. There are sounds of tumult, not shouts of joy, on the mountains.

Ezekiel 7:12

The time has come; the day has struck! The customer should not rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for divine wrath comes against their whole crowd.

Ezekiel 30:18

In Tahpanhes the day will be dark 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.

Ezekiel 34:12

As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a cloudy, dark day.

Obadiah 1:15

"For the day of the Lord is approaching for all the nations! Just as you have done, so it will be done to you. You will get exactly what your deeds deserve.

Ezekiel 32:7

When I extinguish you, I will cover the sky; I will darken its stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not shine.

Zephaniah 1:7

Be silent before the Lord God, for the Lord's day of judgment is almost here. The Lord has prepared a sacrificial meal; he has ritually purified his guests.

Exodus 14:20

It came between the Egyptian camp and the Israelite camp; it was a dark cloud and it lit up the night so that one camp did not come near the other the whole night.

Exodus 14:24

In the morning watch the Lord looked down on the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw the Egyptian army into a panic.

Psalm 37:13

The Lord laughs in disgust at them, for he knows that their day is coming.

Psalm 110:6

He executes judgment against the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.

Psalm 149:7-9

in order to take revenge on the nations, and punish foreigners.

Isaiah 19:1

Here is a message about Egypt: Look, the Lord rides on a swift-moving cloud and approaches Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him; the Egyptians lose their courage.

Isaiah 24:21-23

At that time the Lord will punish the heavenly forces in the heavens and the earthly kings on the earth.

Isaiah 34:2-17

For the Lord is angry at all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will annihilate them and slaughter them.

Jeremiah 25:15-29

So the Lord, the God of Israel, spoke to me in a vision. "Take this cup from my hand. It is filled with the wine of my wrath. Take it and make the nations to whom I send you drink it.

Ezekiel 7:19

They will discard their silver in the streets, and their gold will be treated like filth. Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them on the day of the Lord's fury. They will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs because their wealth was the obstacle leading to their iniquity.

Ezekiel 29:12

I will turn the land of Egypt into a desolation in the midst of desolate lands; for forty years her cities will lie desolate in the midst of ruined cities. I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them among foreign countries.

Joel 1:15

How awful that day will be! For the day of the Lord is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer.

Joel 2:1-2

Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm signal on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land shake with fear, for the day of the Lord is about to come. Indeed, it is near!

Joel 3:11-14

Lend your aid and come, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves to that place." Bring down, O Lord, your warriors!

Amos 5:16-20

Because of Israel's sins this is what the Lord, the God who commands armies, the sovereign One, says: "In all the squares there will be wailing, in all the streets they will mourn the dead. They will tell the field workers to lament and the professional mourners to wail.

Zephaniah 1:14

The Lord's great day of judgment is almost here; it is approaching very rapidly! There will be a bitter sound on the Lord's day of judgment; at that time warriors will cry out in battle.

Zephaniah 3:6-7

"I destroyed nations; their walled cities are in ruins. I turned their streets into ruins; no one passes through them. Their cities are desolate; no one lives there.

Zechariah 14:3-19

Then the Lord will go to battle and fight against those nations, just as he fought battles in ancient days.

Matthew 24:33

So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door.

Philippians 4:5

Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near!

James 5:9

Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates!

Revelation 6:17

because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?"

Revelation 19:13-21

He is dressed in clothing dipped in blood, and he is called the Word of God.

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