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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.

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וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יufarastiand breakפָּרַשׂconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and break”, a completed action in a sequenceH6566to break apart, disperse, etc.break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).עָלָיו֙alayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רִשְׁתִּ֔יrishtinetרֶשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “net”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7568a net (as catching animals)net(-work).וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂvenitpasand catchתָּפַשׂconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and catch”, a completed action in a sequenceH8610to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantablycatch, handle, (lay, take) hold (on, over), stop, [idiom] surely, surprise, take.בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יbimtsudatiin netמָצוּדpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in net”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4686a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastnesscastle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֣יהוּvahaviotihvand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, a completed action in a sequenceH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בָבֶ֗לָהvavelahBabelבָּבֶלnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Babel”H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireBabel, Babylon.וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤יvenishpattiand judgeשָׁפַטconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and judge”, a completed action in a sequenceH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.אִתּוֹ֙itvoamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.שָׁ֔םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.מַעֲל֖וֹmaalvofalsehoodמַעַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “falsehood”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4604treachery, i.e. sinfalsehood, grievously, sore, transgression, trespass, [idiom] very.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…מָֽעַלmaaltransgressמָעַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “transgress”, a completed actionH4603properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherouslytransgress, (commit, do a) trespass(-ing).בִּֽיbiinבִּֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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 treachery that he hath committed against Me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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 trespass that he hath trespassed against me.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have spread out for him My snare, And he hath been caught in My net, And I have brought him in to Babylon, And pleaded with him there his trespass, That he hath trespassed against Me.

World English Bible

I will spread my net on him, and he will be taken in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, and will enter into judgment with him there for his trespass that he has trespassed against me.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my net: and I will bring him into Babylon, and will judge him there for the transgression by which he hath despised me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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 treachery that he hath committed against Me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will spread a net upon him, and he shall be caught in its snare.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐκπετάσω ἐπʼ αὐτὸν τὸ δίκτυον, καὶ ἁλώσεται ἐν τῇ περιοχῇ αὐτοῦ.