Ezekiel 19:9

“And they put him in the cage with hooks and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him in snares, so that his voice would no longer be heard on the mountains of Israel.”

Ezekiel 19:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 19:9, word by word

And they put himיִּתְּנֻyitnu

put

To place something somewhere.

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in the cageסּוּגַרsugar

cage

A cage in which an animal is shut up.

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with hooksחַחִיםchachim

hook, ring

Ring or brooch; ring for the nose; hook.

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and brought himיְבִאֻyeviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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to the kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel

Babel, Babylon

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in snaresמְּצֹדוֹתmetsodot

net

What is laid to catch animals.

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his voiceקוֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

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be heardיִשָּׁמַעyishama

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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on the mountainsהָרֵיhare

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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Translation note

It may refer to Jehoiachin, taken to Babylon in 597 BC (2 Kings 24:12-15), or to Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:7).

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

8And the nations set against him from the provinces all around, and spread over him their net; in their pit he was caught.

9 · This verse (above)

10Your mother was like a vine in your blood, planted by the waters; fruitful and full of branches she was because of many waters.

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