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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.

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כֹּ֤הkoalsoכֹּהadverb — “also”H3541properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) nowalso, here, + hitherto, like, on the other side, so (and much), such, on that manner, (on) this (manner, side, way, way and that way), + mean while, yonder.אָמַר֙amarsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֲדֹנָ֣יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.יְהוִ֔הyehviGodיְהֹוִהnoun, proper name — “God”H3069{YHWH}God.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).עָלֶ֨יךָ֙aleykhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd 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,…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).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).בִּקְהַ֖לbiqhalin assemblyקָהָלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in assembly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6951assemblage (usually concretely)assembly, company, congregation, multitude.עַמִּ֣יםamimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.רַבִּ֑יםrabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…וְהֶעֱל֖וּךָveheelukhaand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and ascend up”, a completed action in a sequenceH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…בְּחֶרְמִֽיbechermiin netחֵרֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in net”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2764physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination(ac-) curse(-d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thus saith the Lord GOD: I will therefore spread out My net over thee with a company of many peoples; and they shall bring thee up in My net.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will spread out my net upon thee with a company of many peoples; and they shall bring thee up in my net.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thus said the Lord Jehovah: And — I have spread out for thee My net, With an assembly of many peoples, And they have brought thee up in My net.

World English Bible

The Lord Yahweh says: “I will spread out my net on you with a company of many peoples. They will bring you up in my net.

Darby Translation

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also spread out my net over thee with an assemblage of many peoples; and they shall bring thee up in my net.

Douay-Rheims

Therefore, thus saith the Lord God: I will spread out my net over thee with the multitude of many people, and I will draw thee up in my net.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thus saith the Lord GOD: I will therefore spread out My net over thee with a company of many peoples; and they shall bring thee up in My net.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thus saith the Lord; I will also cast over thee the nets of many nations, and will bring thee up with my hook:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τάδε λέγει Κύριος, καὶ περιβαλῶ ἐπὶ σὲ δίκτυα λαῶν πολλῶν, καὶ ἀνάξω σε ἐν τῷ ἀγκίστρῳ μου,