Ezekiel 12:13

Ezekiel 12:13 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylonia, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare. And I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, yet he shall not see it, and he shall die there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will also spread My net over him, and he shall be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there.

Context of Ezekiel 12:13

11Explain that your actions are a sign to show what will soon happen to them, for they will be driven into exile as captives. 12“Even Zedekiah will leave Jerusalem at night through a hole in the wall, taking only what he can carry with him. He will cover his face, and his eyes will not see the land he is leaving. Then I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Babylonians, though he will never see it, and he will die there. 14I will scatter his servants and warriors to the four winds and send the sword after them. 15And when I scatter them among the nations, they will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 12:13 word by word

וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י אֶת־רִשְׁתִּי֙ עָלָ֔יו וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑י וְהֵבֵאתִ֨י אֹת֤וֹ בָבֶ֙לָה֙ אֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים וְאוֹתָ֥הּ לֹֽא־יִרְאֶ֖ה וְשָׁ֥ם יָמֽוּת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My netרֶ֫שֶׁתresheth · netH7568
• also will I spreadפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• upon him, and he shall be takenתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• in my snareמְצוּדָהmâtsûd metsûdâh metsûdâh · netH4686
• and I will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• him to Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
• yet shall he not seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• it, though he shall dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Ezekiel 12:13

• Ezekiel 17:16No! For as surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, the king of Israel will die in Babylon, the land of the king who put him in power and whose treaty he disregarded and broke.
• Ezekiel 19:8Then the armies of the nations attacked him, surrounding him from every direction. They threw a net over him and captured him in their pit.
• Ezekiel 32:3Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will send many people to catch you in my net and haul you out of the water.
• Job 19:6But it is God who has wronged me, capturing me in his net.
• Psalms 11:6He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds.
• Isaiah 24:17Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, you people of the earth.
• Jeremiah 50:24Listen, Babylon, for I have set a trap for you. You are caught, for you have fought against the Lord.
• Lamentations 1:13“He has sent fire from heaven that burns in my bones. He has placed a trap in my path and turned me back. He has left me devastated, racked with sickness all day long.
• Lamentations 3:47We are filled with fear, for we are trapped, devastated, and ruined.”
• Lamentations 4:19Our enemies were swifter than eagles in flight. If we fled to the mountains, they found us. If we hid in the wilderness, they were waiting for us there.
• Hosea 7:12But as they fly about, I will throw my net over them and bring them down like a bird from the sky. I will punish them for all the evil they do.
• Luke 21:35like a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on the earth.
• 2 Kings 25:5But the Babylonian troops chased the king and overtook him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered.
• Jeremiah 34:3You will not escape his grasp but will be captured and taken to meet the king of Babylon face to face. Then you will be exiled to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 39:7Then he gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in bronze chains to lead him away to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 52:8But the Babylonian troops chased King Zedekiah and overtook him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 12:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13I 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. One, who was called the retiarius, had a small casting net, which if he could throw over his antagonist's head, he then dispatched him with his sword; if…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Compare Jeremiah 52:9 ffRead the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13King Zedekiah could not foresee the coming judgment. He would not see the land he was leaving or the land of the Babylonians. This prophecy came true when the Babylonians captured Zedekiah as he fled from besieged Jerusalem. They forced him to watch as they tortured his sons to death, then they blinded him (2 Kings 25:1–7). This terrible end for Judah’s last king did not happen only because Babylon wanted to expand its empire. More importantly, the Lord…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. My net--the Chaldean army. He shall be inextricably entangled in it, as in the meshes of a net. It is God's net (Job 19:6). Babylon was God's instrument (Is 10:5). Called "a net" (Ha 1:14-16). bring him to Babylon ... ; yet shall he not see it--because he should be deprived of sight before he arrived there (Jr 52:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 12:13

• Instruction
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 12

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings