8 Then the nations came against him, those from regions round about. They spread their net for him, and he was trapped in their pit.
8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.
8 Then the nations set against him from provinces on every side; they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.
8 The nations got together to hunt him. Everyone joined the hunt. They set out their traps and caught him.
8 Then the nations set against him from the provinces on every side, And spread their net over him; He was trapped in their pit.
8 Then the armies of the nations attacked him, surrounding him from every direction. They threw a net over him and captured him in their pit.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 19:8
Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1-9
(Read Ezekiel 19:1-9)
Ezekiel is to compare the kingdom of Judah to a lioness. He must compare the kings of Judah to a lion's whelps; they were cruel and oppressive to their own subjects. The righteousness of God is to be acknowledged, when those who have terrified and enslaved others, are themselves terrified and enslaved. When professors of religion form connexions with ungodly persons, their children usually grow up following after the maxims and fashions of a wicked world. Advancement to authority discovers the ambition and selfishness of men's hearts; and those who spend their lives in mischief, generally end them by violence.