KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
This is what the Lord God says: I'm casting my net over you, and I've got a whole crew of people helping me. They're going to pull you right up in that net.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When God decides it's time to deal with you, there's no escaping his plan.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet living in exile in Babylon around the 6th century BC, delivering messages from God to the Israelites about divine judgments on powerful nations. In this chapter, he prophesies against Egypt, depicting Pharaoh as a fearsome sea monster to illustrate the nation's arrogance and false security. God uses the imagery of a net to show how He would employ other nations, like Babylon, to capture and humble Egypt's might.
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