Ezekiel 12:13
in Ezekiel 12But 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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
KJV
My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
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This verse in Ezekiel 12
Commentary
6 notes on this verseI will bring - him to Babylon - yet shall he not see it - Because Nebuchadnezzar caused him to have his eyes put out at Riblah. To Babylon he was carried in his blind state, and there he died. In saying, My net also will I spread upon him, there is probably a reference to an ancient manner of fighting.
This site's exposition
the prince among them
on Ezekiel 12:12-13
The Lord adds, “I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.” The riddle is explained in 2 Kings 25:7, where Zedekiah’s sons are killed before his eyes and his eyes are put out.
This site's exposition
he will not see it
The prince will be caught in the net of the LORD and brought to Babylon, yet he will never see it. Adam Clarke explains: Nebuchadnezzar had his eyes put out at Riblah, and he was carried blind to Babylon, where he died. The prophecy came true to the letter.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 10 and following) This burden is upon the prince who is in Jerusalem, and upon all the house of Israel who are among them. Say: I am your omen: as I have done, so it shall be done to them. They shall go into exile and captivity. But the prince who is among them shall be carried on shoulders, he shall go out in darkness; they shall dig through the wall to bring him out; his face shall be covered, so that he may not see the land with his eyes.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
My net also will I spread upon him,.... Meaning the Chaldean army, which the Lord raised up, and brought against him, and gave success unto: and he shall be taken in my snare; as a bird is taken in the snare of the fowler; or a wild beast by the hunter.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
It is God's net (Job 19:6). Babylon was God's instrument (Isa 10:5). Called "a net" (Hab 1:14-16). bring him to Babylon . . . ; yet shall he not see it--because he should be deprived of sight before he arrived there (Jer 52:11).
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And I shall spread my net over him There was a cave [extending] from his house to the plains of Jericho, and he went out through the cave. What did the Holy One, blessed be He, do?
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
He will cover his face because of shame, that he is fleeing from the city at night.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י | ufarasti | and I will spread | H6566 → | 67 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| רִשְׁתִּי֙ | rishti | net my | H7568 → | 22 times |
| עָלָ֔יו | ʾalav | over him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ | venitpas | and he will be caught | H8610 → | 65 times |
| בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑י | bimtzudati | in hunting net my | H4686 → | 21 times |
| וְהֵבֵאתִ֨י | veheveti | and I will bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֹת֤וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בָבֶ֙לָה֙ | vavelah | Babylon towards | H894 → | 262 times |
| אֶ֣רֶץ | ʾeretz | [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים | kasdim | [the] Chaldeans | H3778 → | 80 times |
| וְאוֹתָ֥הּ | veotah | and <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִרְאֶ֖ה | yireh | he will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| וְשָׁ֥ם | vesham | and there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| יָמֽוּת׃ | yamut | he will die | H4191 → | 839 times |
וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יand I will spread
ufarastiH6566 →67 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
רִשְׁתִּי֙net my
rishtiH7568 →22 times
עָלָ֔יוover him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂand he will be caught
venitpasH8610 →65 times
בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יin hunting net my
bimtzudatiH4686 →21 times
וְהֵבֵאתִ֨יand I will bring
vehevetiH935 →2568 times
אֹת֤וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
בָבֶ֙לָה֙Babylon towards
vavelahH894 →262 times
אֶ֣רֶץ[the] land of
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים[the] Chaldeans
kasdimH3778 →80 times
וְאוֹתָ֥הּand <obj.> it
veotahH853 →10935 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִרְאֶ֖הhe will see
yirehH7200 →1300 times
וְשָׁ֥םand there
veshamH8033 →834 times
יָמֽוּת׃he will die
yamutH4191 →839 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 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.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 32:3
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.
- Ezekiel 20:35–36
And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
- Jeremiah 2:35
you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’
- Jeremiah 39:5–7
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of…
- Ezekiel 32:3
Through
Hosea 7:12As 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.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:15–68
If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
- Deuteronomy 28:15–68
Through
Jeremiah 39:7Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 32:4–5
Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to…
- Jeremiah 52:11
Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.
- 2 Kings 25:7
And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
- Jeremiah 32:4–5
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).