God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 19:8
8The nations from every region came together against him. They spread their net over him and caught him in their pit.
Ezekiel 19:8 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the nations came against him, those from regions round about. They spread their net for him, and he was trapped in their pit.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the nations set against him from provinces on every side; they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.
- New King James Version (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.
Context of Ezekiel 19:8
6He became a young lion, and he prowled among the lions. He learned to tear apart the animals he hunted. He ate people. 7He destroyed fortresses and turned cities into wastelands. The land and everyone living in it were terrified by the sound of his roar. The nations from every region came together against him. They spread their net over him and caught him in their pit. 9With hooks they put him in a cage and brought him to the king of Babylon. They put him in prison so that his roar wouldn’t be heard anymore on the mountains of Israel. 10Your mother was like a grapevine that was planted near water. It had a lot of fruit and many branches because there was plenty of water.
Read all of Ezekiel 19Ezekiel 19:8 word by word
וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ עָלָ֥יו גּוֹיִ֛ם סָבִ֖יב מִמְּדִינ֑וֹת וַֽיִּפְרְשׂ֥וּ עָלָ֛יו רִשְׁתָּ֖ם בְּשַׁחְתָּ֥ם נִתְפָּֽשׂ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- against him on every sideסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439
- from the provincesמְדִינָהmedîynâh · provinceH4082
- and spreadפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
- their netרֶ֫שֶׁתresheth · netH7568
- over him: he was takenתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
- in their pitשַׁ֫חַתshachath · pit: graveH7845
Cross-references for Ezekiel 19:8
- 2 Kings 24:1During Jehoiakim’s reign King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked ⌞Judah⌟, and Jehoiakim became subject to him for three years. Then Jehoiakim turned against him and rebelled.
- Ezekiel 19:4The nations heard about him, caught him in their pit, and brought him with hooks to Egypt.
- Ezekiel 12:13I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my net. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Babylonians, but he will not see it. And that’s where he’ll die.
- Ezekiel 17:20I will spread my net over you to catch you in my trap. I will take you to Babylon and judge you there for rebelling against me.
- Lamentations 4:20The person the Lord anointed ⌞as king⌟, who is the breath of our life, was caught in their pits. We had thought that we would live in our king’s shadow among the nations.”
Commentaries on Ezekiel 19:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The nations set against him - The Chaldeans, Syrians, Moabites, and Ammonites, and the king of Babylon - king of many nations. He was taken - The city was taken by Nebuchadnezzar; and Jehoiakim was taken prisoner, and sent in chains to Babylon.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-9Verses 4-9 Chains - See the marginal rendering to Ezekiel 19:9 and Isaiah 27:9, note. Ezekiel 19:5 Another - Jehoiachin who soon showed himself no less unworthy than Jehoahaz. The “waiting” of the people was during the absence of their rightful lord Jehoahaz, a captive in Egypt while Jehoiakim, whom they deemed an usurper, was on the throne. It was not until Jehoiachin succeeded, that they seemed to themselves to have a monarch of their own 2 Kings 24:6…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9The Babylonians captured and killed Jehoiakim in Judah. They exiled Jehoiachin and Ezekiel to Babylon. Zedekiah's rule ended when Jerusalem was destroyed in 586 BC.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. the nations--the Chaldeans, Syrians, Moab, and Ammon (2Ki 24:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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