Ezekiel 12 · Verse 13

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 12:13, King James Version

Ezekiel 12:13 in other translations

BSBBut I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.
WEBI will also spread my net on him, and he will be taken in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there.
ASVMy 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.
YLTAnd I have spread My net for him, and he hath been caught in My snare, and I have brought him in to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, and it he doth not see--and there doth he die.
DARBYAnd I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; but he shall not see it, and there shall he die.
BBEAnd my net will be stretched out on him, and he will be taken in my cords: and I will take him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldaeans; but he will not see it, and there death will come to him.
WebsterMy 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.

What does Ezekiel 12:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. My net--the Chaldean army. He shall be inextricably entangled in it, as in the meshes of a net. It is God's net (Job 19:6). Babylon was God's instrument (Is 10:5). Called "a net" (Ha 1:14-16). bring him to Babylon ... ; yet shall he not see it--because he should be deprived of sight before he arrived there (Jr 52:11).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 I will bring - him to Babylon - yet shall he not see it - Because Nebuchadnezzar caused him to have his eyes put out at Riblah. To Babylon he was carried in his blind state, and there he died. In saying, My net also will I spread upon him, there is probably a reference to an ancient manner of fighting. One, who was called the retiarius, had a small casting net, which if he could throw over his antagonist's head, he then dispatched him with his sword; if he missed his throw, he was obliged to run in order to get his net once more adjusted for another throw. In the mean time the other pursued him with all his speed to prevent this, and to dispatch him; hence he was called secutor: the first the netman, the second the pursuer.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 12:1-16

The approaching captivity. (Ezek 12:1-16) An emblem of the consternation of the Jews. (Ezek 12:17-20) Answers to the objections of scoffers. (Ezek 12:21-28) Verses 1-16 By the preparation for removal, and his breaking through the wall of his house at evening, as one desirous to escape from the enemy, the prophet signified the conduct and fate of Zedekiah. When God has delivered us, we must glorify him and edify…

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Ezekiel 12:13 in the original Hebrew

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וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יu.fa.ras.Tiand I will spreadH6566
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
רִשְׁתִּי֙rish.Tinet myH7568
עָלָ֔יו'a.Lavover himH5921
וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂve.nit.Pasand he will be caughtH8610
בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יbim.tzu.da.Tiin hunting net myH4686
וְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.Tiand I will bringH935
אֹת֤וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
בָבֶ֙לָה֙va.Ve.lahBabylon towardsH894
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
כַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.Dim[the] ChaldeansH3778
וְאוֹתָ֥הּve.'o.Tahand <obj.> itH853
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יִרְאֶ֖הyir.'Ehhe will seeH7200
וְשָׁ֥םve.Shamand thereH8033
יָמֽוּת\׃ya.Muthe will dieH4191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 12:13

  • Jeremiah 39:7

    Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.

  • 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.

  • Hosea 7:12

    When they shall 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.

  • Isaiah 24:17-18

    Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

  • Ezekiel 17:16

    As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

  • 2 Kings 25:5-7

    And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him. So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.

  • Ezekiel 32:3

    Thus saith the Lord God; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net.

  • Luke 21:35

    For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

  • Ezekiel 19:8-9

    Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit. And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

  • Lamentations 3:47

    Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.

  • Jeremiah 34:3

    And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 52:8-11

    But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him. And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah. Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
My net.This was to intimate, that though he escaped out of the city, the Chaldeans should overtake him, and carry him to Babylon. Jeremiah had predicted that his "eyes should see the eyes of the king of Babylon," and here Ezekiel foretold that he should not see Babylon, though he should die there; and Josephus says that he thought the two prophecies so inconsistent with each other, that he believed neither; yet both were exactly fulfilled, and the enigma of Ezekiel explained, when Zedekiah was brought to Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah, where he had his eyes put out, and was then carried to Babylon, and there died.
17:16,20; 19:8,9; 32:3; Job 19:6; Ps 11:6; Isa 24:17,18; Jer 50:24
La 1:13; 3:47; 4:19,20; Ho 7:12; Lu 21:35
and I.
2Ki 25:5-7; Jer 34:3; 39:7; 52:8-11

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Context

  • Ezekiel 12:12

    And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes.

  • 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 12:14

    And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.

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Ezekiel 12:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas yo extenderé mi red sobre él, y será preso en mi malla, y harélo llevar á Babilonia, á tierra de Caldeos; mas no la verá, y allá morirá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et j’étendrai sur lui mon filet, et il sera pris dans mon piège; et je l’amènerai à Babylone, dans le pays des Chaldéens; mais il ne le verra point, et là il mourra.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich will mein Netz über ihn ausbreiten, und in meinem Garne wird er gefangen werden; und ich will ihn nach Babel bringen, in das Land der Chaldäer, aber sehen wird er es nicht; und er wird daselbst sterben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et extendam rete meum super eum, et capietur in sagena mea: et adducam eum in Babylonem, in terram Chaldæorum, et ipsam non videbit: ibique morietur.