Ezekiel 19:8
New International Version
Then the nations came against him, those from regions round about. They spread their net for him, and he was trapped in their pit.

New Living Translation
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.

English Standard Version
Then the nations set against him from provinces on every side; they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.

King James Bible
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 King James Version
Then the nations set against him from the provinces on every side, And spread their net over him; He was trapped in their pit.

New American Standard Bible
‘Then nations set against him On every side from their provinces, And they spread their net over him; He was caught in their trap.

NASB 1995
Then nations set against him On every side from their provinces, And they spread their net over him; He was captured in their pit.

NASB 1977
‘Then nations set against him On every side from their provinces, And they spread their net over him; He was captured in their pit.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then nations put themselves against him All around from their provinces, And they spread their net over him; He was captured in their pit.

Amplified Bible
‘Then the nations set against him (the king) On every side from the provinces, And they spread their net over him; He was captured in their pit.

Christian Standard Bible
Then the nations from the surrounding provinces set out against him. They spread their net over him; he was caught in their pit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the nations from the surrounding provinces set out against him. They spread their net over him; he was caught in their pit.

American Standard Version
Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces; and they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.

Contemporary English Version
Nations plotted to kill him, and people came from all over to spread out a net and catch him in a trap.

English Revised Version
Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces: and they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The nations from every region came together against him. They spread their net over him and caught him in their pit.

Good News Translation
The nations gathered to fight him; people came from everywhere. They spread their hunting nets and caught him in their trap.

International Standard Version
The surrounding nations attacked. They tossed their net over him, and he was caught in their trap.

Majority Standard Bible
Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.

NET Bible
The nations--the surrounding regions--attacked him. They threw their net over him; he was caught in their pit.

New Heart English Bible
Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces; and they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.

World English Bible
Then the nations attacked him on every side from the provinces. They spread their net over him. He was taken in their pit.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And surrounding nations set against him from the provinces. And they spread out their net for him, "" He has been caught in their pit.

Young's Literal Translation
And set against it do nations Round about from the provinces. And they spread out for it their net, In their pit it hath been caught.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the nations will give against him round about from the provinces, and they will spread their net upon him, being taken in their pit.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the nations Game together against him on every side out of the provinces, and they spread their net over him, in their wounds he was taken.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the Gentiles came together against him, on every side, from the provinces, and they spread their net over him; by their wounds, he was captured.

New American Bible
Nations laid out against him snares all around; They spread their net for him, in their pit he was caught.

New Revised Standard Version
The nations set upon him from the provinces all around; they spread their net over him; he was caught in their pit.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then the nations gathered together against him from the provinces round about him, and spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the nations gathered to him from the cities which were around him, and they spread their net over him, and he was captured in it
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then the nations cried out against him On every side from the provinces; And they spread their net over him, He was taken in their pit.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Then the nations set upon him from the countries round about, and they spread their nets upon him: he was taken in their pit.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Lament for the Princes of Israel
7He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. 8Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit. 9With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 50:17
Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

2 Kings 24:2
And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.

Lamentations 1:15
The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors. Like grapes in a winepress, the Lord has trampled the Virgin Daughter of Judah.

2 Chronicles 36:17
So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,

Isaiah 5:29
Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away, and no one can rescue it.

Hosea 5:14
For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.

Jeremiah 4:7
A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.

Daniel 7:4
The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man and given the mind of a man.

Amos 3:12
This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be rescued having just the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.

Nahum 2:11-13
Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away? / The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey. / “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will reduce your chariots to cinders, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

Revelation 13:2
The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.

Revelation 17:12-14
The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast. / These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast. / They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

Matthew 24:28
Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

Luke 21:20-24
But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ...

Mark 13:14-20
So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. / Let no one on the housetop go back inside to retrieve anything from his house. / And let no one in the field return for his cloak. ...


Treasury of Scripture

Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.

the nations

2 Kings 24:1-6
In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him…

and spread

Ezekiel 19:4
The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 12:13
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.

Ezekiel 17:20
And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.

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Ezekiel 19
1. A lamentation for the princes of Israel, by the parable of a lion whelping in a pit
10. and for Jerusalem, under the parable of a wasted vine














Then the nations set out against him
This phrase refers to the surrounding nations that opposed Israel, often seen as instruments of God's judgment. Historically, this can be linked to the Babylonian Empire's rise, which God used to discipline His people. The nations' opposition is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, reflecting the consequences of Israel's disobedience (2 Kings 24:2).

from the provinces on every side.
The term "provinces" suggests a vast and organized coalition, indicating the widespread nature of the threat. This reflects the geopolitical reality of the ancient Near East, where empires like Babylon had numerous vassal states. The phrase emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the judgment, as seen in the Babylonian conquest of Judah (Jeremiah 25:9).

They spread their net over him;
The imagery of a net is often used in Scripture to describe entrapment and capture (Psalm 35:7). It signifies the inevitability of judgment and the inescapable nature of God's decrees. This metaphor also points to the strategic and calculated efforts of the nations to subdue Israel, akin to a hunter capturing prey.

he was trapped in their pit.
The pit symbolizes destruction and despair, often associated with Sheol or the grave in biblical literature (Psalm 40:2). This reflects the dire consequences of Israel's rebellion and the resulting captivity. The imagery of a pit also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Christ, who rescues from the pit of sin and death (Psalm 103:4).

Persons / Places / Events
1. The Nations
Refers to the surrounding nations that opposed Israel. In the context of Ezekiel, these nations are often seen as instruments of God's judgment against Israel for their disobedience.

2. The Provinces
These are the regions or territories from which the nations came. They represent the widespread opposition and the collective effort to capture the leader of Israel.

3. The Lion
In the broader context of Ezekiel 19, the lion symbolizes the leaders of Israel, specifically the kings of Judah, who were captured and taken into exile.

4. The Net and the Pit
These are metaphors for the traps and schemes used by the nations to capture the leaders of Israel. They symbolize the inevitable consequences of Israel's rebellion against God.

5. Ezekiel
The prophet who delivered God's message to the people of Israel, warning them of the consequences of their actions and calling them to repentance.
Teaching Points
The Consequences of Disobedience
The imagery of the net and pit serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commands. Just as the leaders of Israel were ensnared due to their rebellion, we too face spiritual and practical consequences when we stray from God's path.

God's Sovereignty in Judgment
The nations acting against Israel were not outside of God's control. This teaches us that God can use even those who oppose Him to fulfill His purposes. We should trust in God's sovereignty, even in times of discipline or hardship.

The Call to Repentance
Ezekiel's message was ultimately one of repentance. The capture of the leaders was a call for the nation to return to God. In our lives, we should be quick to recognize our sins and turn back to God, seeking His forgiveness and guidance.

The Importance of Leadership
The downfall of Israel's leaders had a profound impact on the nation. This highlights the importance of godly leadership in our communities and churches. We should pray for and support leaders who seek to follow God's will.

Hope Beyond Judgment
While Ezekiel 19 speaks of judgment, the broader message of the Bible is one of redemption and hope. Even in the midst of judgment, God promises restoration for those who turn back to Him. We can find hope in God's faithfulness and His promise of salvation through Christ.(8) The nations.--As in Ezekiel 19:4, for one nation: in that case Egypt, in this Babylon. The plural is naturally used, as several nations were concerned in the whole history, of which single particulars only are here mentioned.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then the nations
גּוֹיִ֛ם (gō·w·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

set out
וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ (way·yit·tə·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

against him
עָלָ֥יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

from the provinces
מִמְּדִינ֑וֹת (mim·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4082: A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region

on every side.
סָבִ֖יב (sā·ḇîḇ)
Adverb
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

They spread
וַֽיִּפְרְשׂ֥וּ (way·yip̄·rə·śū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse

their net
רִשְׁתָּ֖ם (riš·tām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7568: A net

over him;
עָלָ֛יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

he was trapped
נִתְפָּֽשׂ׃ (niṯ·pāś)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8610: To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably

in their pit.
בְּשַׁחְתָּ֥ם (bə·šaḥ·tām)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7845: A pit, destruction


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