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Ezekiel 12:13 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 13. 13My 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.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare” at Ezekiel 12:13 as a specific part of “The Exile Sign Is Interpreted for the Prince and People.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 12:8–16
Read Ezekiel 12:13 with 12:8–16. By itself, “My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: The action concerns Jerusalem's prince and residents: they will be scattered, the prince caught, taken to Babylon yet not see it, while a few survivors recount the reasons for disaster.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within the same chapter, this unit advances from “Packed Baggage and a Wall Opening Enact Exile” into “The Exile Sign Is Interpreted for the Prince and People.” Its non-interchangeable contribution is: The action concerns Jerusalem's prince and residents: they will be scattered, the prince caught, taken to Babylon yet not see it, while a few survivors recount the reasons for disaster. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare” at Ezekiel 12:13 as a specific part of “The Exile Sign Is Interpreted for the Prince and People.”
Follow the Context
- The unit begins at 12:8 with the address, action, vision, lament, or measurement named in its title.
- The action concerns Jerusalem's prince and residents: they will be scattered, the prince caught, taken to Babylon yet not see it, while a few survivors recount the reasons for disaster.
- By 12:16 the movement reaches its stated warning, promise, response, or transition before the next unit begins.
What This Verse Is Not Saying
The prince's arrival in Babylon without seeing it is a historical riddle, not a reusable prediction code.
What Remains True
The verse joins capture, blindness, and exile in the judgment of Jerusalem's ruler. In Ezekiel 12:13, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare” at Ezekiel 12:13 as a specific part of “The Exile Sign Is Interpreted for the Prince and People.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Explain the ancient royal outcome and reject modern timetable speculation. This verse directs that response through its exact role: The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare” at Ezekiel 12:13 as a specific part of “The Exile Sign Is Interpreted for the Prince and People.”
Teach It Back
Explain Ezekiel 12:13's precise role in Ezekiel 12:8–16: The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare” at Ezekiel 12:13 as a specific part of “The Exile Sign Is Interpreted for the Prince and People.” State how “The Exile Sign Is Interpreted for the Prince and People” controls the line, keep this uncertainty visible—The riddle does not authorize date-setting or blame displaced survivors for every violence they endured.—trace role to contextual meaning to enduring truth to application, and reject one use the verse does not authorize.
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Read Ezekiel 12:8–16 — The Exile Sign Is Interpreted for the Prince and PeopleSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 12:8–16, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 12:8–16
Open the fixed Hebrew Ezekiel file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Ezekiel
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for difficult Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, place names, textual issues, vision language, and material alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Ezekiel PDF, exact translator, study, and textual notes attached to Ezekiel 12:8–16
Open the official NET Ezekiel PDF ↗modern scholarly book course
Ezekiel course: summary, outline, background, introductory issues, themes, and passage studies
Alan G. Padgett; revised by Tyler Mayfield
Enter the Bible, Luther Seminary, revised June 2023
Supports: Reader-oriented historical, literary, theological, and pastoral synthesis with visible alternatives and ancient-to-modern limits.
Exact location: Enter the Bible Ezekiel course, Outline and Theological Themes: responsibility, allegory, history, and Jerusalem judgment; applied to Ezekiel 12:8–16
Open the Enter the Bible Ezekiel course ↗open university study guide series
Jeremiah and Ezekiel: Ezekiel Parts 1-3 Study Guides
Joel S. Baden and Jacqueline Vayntrub
Yale Bible Study, 2024
Supports: Current university-level literary-historical synthesis and interpretive questions, including ethical attention to gendered rhetoric and the final vision.
Exact location: Yale Bible Study, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, Ezekiel Part 2 and Part 3 study guides: sign acts, responsibility, allegory, chapters 16 and 23, and Jerusalem's fall; applied to Ezekiel 12:8–16
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