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What does Ezekiel 19:8 mean?

"Then the nations attacked him on every side from the provinces. They spread their net over him. He was taken in their pit."

— Ezekiel 19:8 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

5

“‘Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her cubs, and made him a young lion.

6

He went up and down among the lions. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.

7

He knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities. The land was desolate, with its fullness, because of the noise of his roaring.

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Then the nations attacked him on every side from the provinces. They spread their net over him. He was taken in their pit.

9

They put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into strongholds, so that his voice should no more be heard on the mountains of Israel.

10

“‘Your mother was like a vine in your blood, planted by the waters. It was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.

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It had strong branches for the scepters of those who ruled. Their stature was exalted among the thick boughs. They were seen in their height with the multitude of their branches.

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