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Ezekiel 12:13

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But 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.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 13

Though the vision of God's glory had gone up from the prophet, yet his word comes to him still, and is by him sent to the people, and to the same purport with that which was discovered to him in the vision, namely, to set forth the terrible judgments that were coming upon Jerusalem, by which the city and temple should be entirely laid waste. In this chapter, I. The prophet, by removing his stuff, and quitting his lodgings, must be a sign to set forth Zedekiah's flight out of Jerusalem in the utmost confusion when the Chaldeans took the city (v. 1-16). II. The prophet, by eating his meat with trembling, must be a sign to set forth the famine in the city during the siege, and the consternation that the inhabitants should be in (Eze 12:17-20). III. A message is sent from God to the people, to assure them that all these predictions should have their accomplishment very shortly, and not be deferred, as they flattered themselves they would be (Eze 12:21-28).

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Strong's Concordancev. 13

רֶשֶׁת (resheth, H7568) — a net (as catching animals) פָּרַשׂ (pâras, H6566) — to break apart, disperse, etc. תָּפַשׂ (tâphas, H8610) — to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay;… מָצוּד (mâtsûwd, H4686) — a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) בָּבֶל (Bâbel, H894) — Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, H776) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land) כַּשְׂדִּי (Kasdîy, H3778) — a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also… רָאָה (râʼâh, H7200) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied,… מוּת (mûwth, H4191) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

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Jeremiah 39:7rank 5

Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.

Ezekiel 17:20rank 5

I 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.

Hosea 7:12rank 5

As they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the air. I will chastise them when I hear them flocking together.

Ezekiel 17:16rank 3

‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.

Ezekiel 32:3rank 3

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will spread My net over you with a company of many peoples, and they will draw you up in My net.

Lamentations 3:47rank 2

Panic and pitfall have come upon us— devastation and destruction.

Job 19:6rank 2

then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.

Luke 21:35rank 2

For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.

Jeremiah 50:24rank 2

I laid a snare for you, O Babylon, and you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured because you challenged the LORD.

Psalms 11:6rank 2

On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.

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