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General Information:
Ezekiel tells about a message that Yahweh gave him.
The word of Yahweh came
This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 3:16. AT: "Yahweh spoke this message" or "Yahweh spoke these words" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Son of man
"Son of a human being" or "Son of humanity." God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 2:1. AT: "Mortal person" or "Human"
Wail
"Cry out with grief." This command is to Egypt and the nations around Egypt.
Woe is the coming day
This exclamation expresses the fear that people would feel about a certain day when terrible and frightening things will happen. AT: "Oh that day" or "Oh, what a frightening day is coming" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations)
The day is near
"That day is soon" or "It will soon be that day"
The day is near for Yahweh
It is implied that on that day, Yahweh will punish people. AT: "It will soon be the day when Yahweh will punish you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
a day of clouds
Dark storm clouds represent danger and fear. AT: "It will be like a day with dark clouds" or "It will be frightening like a day with dark clouds" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
a time of doom for nations
The abstract noun "doom" can be translated with the phrase "terrible things will happen." AT: "a time when terrible things will happen to the nations" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)