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Ezekiel 17

Ezek. 17:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I will spread
paras (Hebrew #6566)
to break apart, disperse, etc.
KJV usage: break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).
Pronounce: paw-ras'
Origin: a primitive root
my net
resheth (Hebrew #7568)
a net (as catching animals)
KJV usage: net(- work).
Pronounce: reh'-sheth
Origin: from 3423
p upon him, and he shall be taken
taphas (Hebrew #8610)
to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
KJV usage: catch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, X surely, surprise, take.
Pronounce: taw-fas'
Origin: a primitive root
in my snare
matsuwd (Hebrew #4686)
or (feminine) mtsuwdah {mets-oo-daw'}; or mtsudah {mets-oo-daw'}; for 4685; a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness; --castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.
Pronounce: maw-tsood'
, and I will bring
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
him to Babylon
Babel (Hebrew #894)
confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
KJV usage: Babel, Babylon.
Pronounce: baw-bel'
Origin: from 1101
, and will plead
shaphat (Hebrew #8199)
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: + avenge, X that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), X needs, plead, reason, rule.
Pronounce: shaw-fat'
Origin: a primitive root
with him there for his trespass
ma`al (Hebrew #4603)
properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously
KJV usage: transgress, (commit, do a) trespass(-ing).
Pronounce: maw-al'
Origin: a primitive root
that he hath trespassed
ma`al (Hebrew #4604)
treachery, i.e. sin
KJV usage: falsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, X very.
Pronounce: mah'-al
Origin: from 4603
against me.
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Ezek. 32:3• 3Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net. (Ezek. 32:3)

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Babylon,
Net,
Snare,
Trespass

Cross References

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I will spread.
Ezek. 12:13• 13My 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. (Ezek. 12:13)
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Ezek. 32:3• 3Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net. (Ezek. 32:3)
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Josh. 10:16‑18• 16And these five kings fled, and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.
 17And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings have been found, hid in the cave at Makkedah.
 18And Joshua said, Roll great stones before the mouth of the cave, and set men before it to keep them. (Josh. 10:16‑18)
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2 Sam. 18:9• 9And Absalom found himself in the presence of David's servants. And Absalom was riding upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of the great terebinth, and his head caught in the terebinth, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away. (2 Sam. 18:9)
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2 Chron. 33:11• 11And Jehovah brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with fetters, and bound him with chains of brass, and carried him to Babylon. (2 Chron. 33:11)
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Job 10:16• 16And should it hold itself up, as a lion thou wouldest hunt me,{HR}And turn again, and act wondrously against me. (Job 10:16)
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Eccl. 9:12• 12For man also knoweth not his time:{HR}As the fishes that are taken in an evil net,{HR}And as the birds that are caught in the snare,{HR}Even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time,{HR}When it falleth suddenly upon them. (Eccl. 9:12)
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Jer. 39:5‑7• 5But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.
 6Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.
 7Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon. (Jer. 39:5‑7)
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Lam. 1:13• 13From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them:{HR}He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back:{HR}He hath made me desolate and faint all the day. (Lam. 1:13)
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Lam. 4:20• 20The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Jehovah, was taken in their pits,{HR}Of whom was said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen. (Lam. 4:20)
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Hos. 7:12• 12As they go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard. (Hos. 7:12)
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Luke 21:35• 35for as a snare it will come upon all that are settled down upon the face of the whole earth. (Luke 21:35)
plead.
Ezek. 20:35‑36• 35And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.
 36Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 20:35‑36)
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Ezek. 38:22• 22And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. (Ezek. 38:22)
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Jer. 2:9,35• 9Therefore will I yet plead with you, saith Jehovah, and with your children's children will I plead.
 35And thou sayest, Indeed I am innocent; his anger will turn from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee because thou sayest, I have not sinned. (Jer. 2:9,35)
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Jer. 50:44• 44Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me (Jer. 50:44)
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Hos. 2:2• 2Plead with your mother. Plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts; (Hos. 2:2)
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Mic. 6:2• 2Hear ye, O mountains, Jehovah’s controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for Jehovah hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel. (Mic. 6:2)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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 unfaithfulness in which he hath been unfaithful against me.

W. Kelly Translation

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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.