Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces; and they spread their net over him. He was taken in their pit.
- KJV Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.
- NKJV Then the nations set against him from the provinces on every side, And spread their net over him; He was trapped in their pit.
- NASB ‘Then nations set against him On every side from their provinces, And they spread their net over him; He was caught in their trap.
- NLT Then the armies of the nations attacked him, surrounding him from every direction. They threw a net over him and captured him in their pit.
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Quick answer
The surrounding nations unite, spread their net, and trap the lion in their pit. God uses foreign powers to bring down the rebellious king.
Overview
The nations close in from every side, an image of the coalition God raised against Judah. The hunting language mirrors verse 4, showing the same fate overtaking the second king as the first. Behind the political and military events stands the Lord's sovereign hand, judging covenant unfaithfulness through the instrument of pagan armies.
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- Ezek 12:13But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.
- Ezek 19:4When the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.
- Lam 4:20The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”
- 2 Kgs 24:11And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it.
- 2 Kgs 24:1–6During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
- Ezek 17:20I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.
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