John Gill Commentary Ezekiel 30:2

"Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day!" — Ezekiel 30:2 (ASV)

Son of man, prophesy and say, thus says the Lord God
Prophesy against Egypt's king and inhabitants, and in the name of the Lord thus speak against them:

howl you ;
you Egyptians, and also you Ethiopians, and all others after named, which should share in the destruction of Egypt; this is said to give them notice of it, and prepare them for it:

woe worth the day !
or, "alas for the day!" ^F4 O the unhappy day! what a sad dismal day is this! O that we should ever live to see such wretched times!

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FOOTNOTES:

• F4: (Mwyl hh) "bah diei", Munster, Vatablus; "heu diei", Cocceius, Starckius.