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I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Babylonians, though he will never see it, and he will die there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare. And I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, yet he shall not see it, and he shall die there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon <i>to</i> the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will also spread My net over him, and he shall be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, <i>to</i> the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will also spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My net. And I will bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will also spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. And I will bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I shall also spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. And I shall bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will also spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. And I will bring him to Babylon in the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will also spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. And I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, though he will die there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But 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 he will die there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But 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 he will die there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD will spread out a net and trap him as he leaves Jerusalem. He will then be led away to the city of Babylon, but will never see that place, even though he will die there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my net. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Babylonians, but he will not see it. And that's where he'll die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But I will spread out my net and trap him in it. Then I will take him to the city of Babylon, where he will die without having seen it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But I'll throw my net over him. As a result, he'll be captured with my net, and with it I'll bring him to Babel, the land of the Chaldeans. He won't see it, though he'll die there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But I will throw my net over him, and he will be caught in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans (but he will not see it), and there he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My net also will I spread on 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I 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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have spread My net for him, and he has been caught in My snare, and I have brought him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, and he does not see it—and he dies there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I spread my net upon him, and he was taken in my net: and I brought him to Babel the land of the Chaldeans, and he shall not see it, and there he shall die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my net: and I will bring him into Babylon, into the land of the Chaldeans, and he shall not see it, and there he shall die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will extend my net over him, and he will be captured in my dragnet. And I will lead him to Babylon, into the land of the Chaldeans, but he himself will not see it. And there he shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will spread my net over him and he shall be caught in my snare. I will bring him into Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans, though he shall not see it, and there he shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will spread my net over him, and he shall be caught in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, yet he shall not see it; and he shall die there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be caught in it; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see the land, and there shall he die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall spread my net over him and he shall be caught in it, and I shall bring him to Babel to the land of the Chaldeans, and he shall not look at it, and there he shall die<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will spread out my net upon him, and he shall be caught in my toils: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; but he shall not see it, though he shall die there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=2634" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/12.htm">Signs of the Coming Captivity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6566.htm" title="6566: ū·p̄ā·raś·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To spread out, spread. A primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.">But I will spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7568.htm" title="7568: riš·tî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A net. From yarash; a net.">My net</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8610.htm" title="8610: wə·niṯ·paś (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to manipulate, i.e. Seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably.">and he will be caught</a> <a href="/hebrew/4686.htm" title="4686: bim·ṣū·ḏā·ṯî (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A net, capture, a fastness. Or mtsuwdah; or mtsudah; for matsowd; a net, or capture; also a fastness.">in My snare.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">I will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: ḇā·ḇe·lāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">to Babylon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3778.htm" title="3778: kaś·dîm (N-proper-mp) -- A region of S. Bab. and its inhab. (occasionally with enclitic) Kasdiymah; towards the Kasdites.">of the Chaldeans;</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’ō·w·ṯāh (Conj-w:: DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">yet he will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yir·’eh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: wə·šām (Conj-w:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">and there</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">he will die.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>And I will scatter to every wind all the attendants around him and all his troops, and I will draw a sword to chase after them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm">2 Kings 25:7</a></span><br />And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Jeremiah 39:7</a></span><br />Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Jeremiah 52:11</a></span><br />Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Ezekiel 17:20</a></span><br />I 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-3.htm">Ezekiel 32:3</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will spread My net over you with a company of many peoples, and they will draw you up in My net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-6.htm">2 Chronicles 36:6</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-4.htm">Jeremiah 32:4</a></span><br />Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-3.htm">Jeremiah 34:3</a></span><br />And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-13.htm">Lamentations 1:13</a></span><br />He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10</a></span><br />For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a></span><br />In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-26.htm">Acts 28:26-27</a></span><br />‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40</a></span><br />“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8</a></span><br />as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My net also will I spread on 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-16.htm">Ezekiel 17:16,20</a></b></br> <i>As</i> I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place <i>where</i> the king <i>dwelleth</i> that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, <i>even</i> with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/19-8.htm">Ezekiel 19:8,9</a></b></br> Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/32-3.htm">Ezekiel 32:3</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">and I</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-5.htm">2 Kings 25:5-7</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/34-3.htm">Jeremiah 34:3</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Jeremiah 39:7</a></b></br> Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/52-34.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-24.htm">Babylonia</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Chaldaeans</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Chalde'ans</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Die</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-13.htm">Net</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-47.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-7.htm">Stretched</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/daniel/1-2.htm">Babylonia</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-14.htm">Chaldaeans</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-14.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-14.htm">Chalde'ans</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Cords</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-19.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-19.htm">Die</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Net</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-9.htm">Stretched</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-1.htm">Under the type of Ezekiel's removing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-8.htm">is shown the captivity of Zedekiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-17.htm">Ezekiel's trembling shows the Jews' desolation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-21.htm">The Jews' presumptuous proverb is reproved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/12-26.htm">The speediness of the vision</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "net" signifies God's sovereign control and the certainty of His plans. This metaphor is consistent with other biblical passages where God uses similar language to describe His judgment (e.g., <a href="/hosea/7-12.htm">Hosea 7:12</a>). It emphasizes the futility of resisting God's will.<p><b>and he will be caught in My snare.</b><br>The "snare" further illustrates the inevitability of the judgment. In the context of Ezekiel, this refers to King Zedekiah of Judah, who attempted to escape the Babylonian siege but was captured. The snare represents the consequences of disobedience and rebellion against God, as seen in the broader narrative of Israel's history.<p><b>I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans;</b><br>This phrase indicates the destination of the exile, Babylon, which was the center of the Chaldean Empire. Historically, Babylon was a powerful city known for its grandeur and idolatry. The exile to Babylon fulfilled earlier prophecies (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Jeremiah 21:7</a>) and served as a punishment for Judah's idolatry and covenant unfaithfulness.<p><b>yet he will not see it,</b><br>This enigmatic statement was fulfilled when Zedekiah was captured, blinded, and taken to Babylon (<a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm">2 Kings 25:7</a>). It highlights the precision of biblical prophecy and the severe consequences of defying God's commands. The phrase underscores the tragic irony of Zedekiah's fate—being in Babylon but unable to see it.<p><b>and there he will die.</b><br>Zedekiah's death in Babylon marks the end of his reign and serves as a sobering reminder of the cost of disobedience. It reflects the broader theme of divine justice throughout Scripture. The death in exile symbolizes the ultimate separation from the land God promised to His people, a consequence of their persistent rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God, Ezekiel was called to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm">Zedekiah</a></b><br>The last king of Judah, Zedekiah rebelled against Babylon, leading to the siege of Jerusalem and his eventual capture.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The land of the Chaldeans, Babylon was the empire that conquered Judah and took its people into exile.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_net_and_snare.htm">The Net and Snare</a></b><br>Symbolic imagery used by God to describe the inescapable judgment and capture of Zedekiah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_chaldeans.htm">The Chaldeans</a></b><br>The ruling people of Babylon, known for their military prowess and influence during this period.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's use of the imagery of a net and snare emphasizes His control over the events of history and His ability to execute judgment according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Zedekiah's fate serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of rebelling against God's commands and the importance of obedience to His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_prophecy.htm">The Certainty of Prophecy</a></b><br>Ezekiel's prophecy and its fulfillment demonstrate the reliability of God's word and the certainty of His promises, both of judgment and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Ezekiel's role as a prophet highlights the importance of listening to God's messengers and heeding their warnings to avoid spiritual and physical ruin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While this passage focuses on judgment, it is part of a larger account that includes eventual restoration and hope for God's people, encouraging believers to trust in God's ultimate plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_12_13_with_history.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 foretells a ruler’s capture, yet some historical accounts appear to conflict with the exact manner of King Zedekiah’s downfall; how can these differences be reconciled? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_26_differ_from_tyre's_history.htm">Why does Ezekiel 26 suggest total destruction, yet archaeological evidence shows continuous occupation and rebuilding in the region of ancient Tyre?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_zedekiah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Zedekiah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_23_13_credit_chaldeans.htm">Why does Isaiah 23:13 attribute Tyre's destruction to the Chaldeans when other historical sources credit different powers for Tyre's conquests?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.</span>--The prophet does not explain how this could be; but Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm" title="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.">Jeremiah 52:11</a>) makes it plain by recording that Zedekiah's eyes were put out in Riblah, before he was carried to Babylon. Josephus has a curious story (<span class= "ital">Antiq. </span>x. 7, ? 2), that Zedekiah was inclined to believe the warnings of Jeremiah that he should be carried captive to Babylon; but when Ezekiel sent this prophecy to Jerusalem, saying that he should not see the land, he conceived the two prophecies to be contradictory, and so disbelieved them both. Zedekiah's death in Babylon is mentioned in <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm" title="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.">Jeremiah 52:11</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My net also will I spread,</span> etc. Compare the same image in <a href="/lamentations/1-13.htm">Lamentations 1:13</a>. The prediction of ver. 12 is reiterated with emphasis. Zedekiah shall be in Babylon, yet shall not see. Josephus ('Ant.,' 10. 7:2; 8:2) relates that Ezekiel sent this prophecy to Jerusalem, and that Zedekiah, finding an apparent discrepancy in the words that he should not see Babylon, and those of Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/32-4.htm">Jeremiah 32:4</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/34-3.htm">Jeremiah 34:3</a>), hardened himself in his unbelief. There is no reason, however, for supposing that Josephus had access to any other records than the books of the two prophets, and his narrative looks rather like an imagined history of what might have been. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But I will spread</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ā·raś·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6566.htm">Strong's 6566: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break apart, disperse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My net</span><br /><span class="heb">רִשְׁתִּי֙</span> <span class="translit">(riš·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7568.htm">Strong's 7568: </a> </span><span class="str2">A net</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over him,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he will be caught</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niṯ·paś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8610.htm">Strong's 8610: </a> </span><span class="str2">To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in My snare.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(bim·ṣū·ḏā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4686.htm">Strong's 4686: </a> </span><span class="str2">A net, capture, a fastness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will bring</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵבֵאתִ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him to Babylon,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָבֶ֙לָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·ḇe·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Chaldeans;</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(kaś·dîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet he will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">see it,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְאֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yir·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and there</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he will die.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמֽוּת׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 12:13 My net also will I spread (Ezek. 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