The Meaning of Ezekiel 30:2 Explained

Ezekiel 30:2

KJV: Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!

YLT: 'Son of man, prophesy, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, ha! for the day!

Darby: Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, Alas for the day!

ASV: Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day!

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Son  of man,  prophesy  and say,  Thus saith  the Lord  GOD;  Howl  ye, Woe worth  the day! 

What does Ezekiel 30:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 30

1  The desolation of Egypt and her helpers
20  The arm of Babylon shall be strengthened to break the arm of Egypt

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 30:2 mean?

Son of man prophesy and say thus says the Lord GOD Wail Woe to the day
בֶּן־ אָדָ֕ם הִנָּבֵא֙ וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הֵילִ֖ילוּ הָ֥הּ ! לַיּֽוֹם

בֶּן־  Son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָדָ֕ם  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
הִנָּבֵא֙  prophesy 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: נָבָא  
Sense: to prophesy.
וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔  and  say 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
כֹּ֥ה  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֹּה  
Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֖ר  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲדֹנָ֣י  the  Lord 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲדֹנָי  
Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִ֑ה  GOD 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
הֵילִ֖ילוּ  Wail 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: יָלַל  
Sense: (Hiphil) to howl, wail, make a howling.
הָ֥הּ  Woe 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הָהּ  
Sense: alas!.
! לַיּֽוֹם  to  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.