Ezekiel 19:8
What does Ezekiel 19:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 19:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces; and they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces; and they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then the nations came against him from the kingdoms round about: their net was stretched over him and he was taken in the hole they had made.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And 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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the nations came together against him on every side out of the provinces, and they spread their net over him, in their wounds he was taken.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.
Context
v.7And he knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his roaring.
v.8This passage
v.9And they put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 24:1
In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
- 2 Kings 24:11
And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came unto the city, while his servants were besieging it;
- 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 enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.
- 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.
- Lamentations 4:20
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Jehovah, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
- Ezekiel 19:4
The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks unto the land of Egypt.
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