Ezekiel 19:8

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 prowled among the other lions and stood out among them in his strength. He learned to hunt and devour prey, and he, too, became a man-eater. 7He demolished fortresses and destroyed their towns and cities. Their farms were desolated, and their crops were destroyed. The land and its people trembled in fear when they heard him roar. 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. 9With hooks, they dragged him into a cage and brought him before the king of Babylon. They held him in captivity, so his voice could never again be heard on the mountains of Israel. 10“Your mother was like a vine planted by the water’s edge. It had lush, green foliage because of the abundant water.

Ezekiel 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 invaded the land of Judah. Jehoiakim surrendered and paid him tribute for three years but then rebelled.
• Ezekiel 19:4Then the nations heard about him, and he was trapped in their pit. They led him away with hooks to the land of Egypt.
• Ezekiel 12:13Then 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.
• Ezekiel 17:20I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and put him on trial for this treason against me.
• Lamentations 4:20Our king—the Lord’s anointed, the very life of our nation— was caught in their snares. We had thought that his shadow would protect us against any nation on earth!

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