Ezekiel 30:2
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“Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’
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Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished.
Cry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.
Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth.
My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coastland!
Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.