Ezekiel 17:20

“And I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon and enter into judgment with him there for his breach of faith that he committed against me.”

Ezekiel 17:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 17:20, word by word

And I will spreadפָרַשְׂתִּיfarasti

spread out

To open out hands, wings or cloth.

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my netרִשְׁתִּrishti

net

A mesh for hunting, or a trap.

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and he will be caughtנִתְפַּשׂnitpas

seize

To grab or capture someone.

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in my snareמְצוּדָתִmetsudati

net

A net spread to catch game.

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and I will bring himהֲבִיאוֹתִיhavioti

bring

To bring something or someone.

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to Babylonבָבֶלָvavela

Babel, Babylon

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and enter into judgmentנִשְׁפַּטְתִּיnishpatti

call to account

To call to account, punish.

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for his breach of faithמַעֲלmaal

unfaithfulness

Unfaithfulness, a breach of trust.

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he committedמָעַלmaal

be unfaithful

Be unfaithful, break the loyalty owed; especially, keep for oneself what belongs to God.

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Places in this verse

Babylon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Babylon

    Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq

    A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.

    In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

The context

19Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: ‘As I live, surely my imprecation that he despised and my covenant that he broke, I will put it on his head.

20 · This verse (above)

21And all his fugitives, with all his troops, by the sword will fall, and those who remain to every wind will be scattered; and you will know that I, YHWH, have spoken.’

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