Ezekiel
Ezekiel 17:20
20I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will spread | וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י | ū·p̄ā·raś·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6566 spread out, spread |
| My net | רִשְׁתִּ֔י | riš·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H7568 net |
| over him | עָלָיו֙ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and catch him | וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ | wə·niṯ·paś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H8610 lay hold of, wield |
| in My snare | בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑י | bim·ṣū·ḏā·ṯî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H4686 net, capture, fastness |
| I will bring him | וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֣יהוּ | wa·hă·ḇî·’ō·w·ṯî·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Babylon | בָבֶ֗לָה | ḇā·ḇe·lāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| and execute judgment | וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤י | wə·niš·paṭ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| upon him | אִתּוֹ֙ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| there | שָׁ֔ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| for the treason | מָֽעַל־ | mā·‘al- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously |
| he committed | מַעֲל֖וֹ | ma·‘ă·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4604 unfaithful, treacherous act |
| against Me | בִּֽי׃ | bî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 12:13 · Ezekiel 20:35–36 · Ezekiel 32:3 · Jeremiah 2:35 · Ezekiel 38:22 · Jeremiah 39:5–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.