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Ezekiel 17:20Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my net: and I will bring him into Babylon, and will judge him there for the transgression by which he hath despised me.

Douay-Rheims

וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י עָלָיו֙ רִשְׁתִּ֔י וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑י וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֣יהוּ בָבֶ֗לָה וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤י אִתּוֹ֙ שָׁ֔ם מַעֲל֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָֽעַל־בִּֽי׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

However, rather than a river, I will employ the Chaldean army to seize him and transport him to Babylon. I will defeat his chosen warriors, those who are strong in battle, and those who survive warfare will be handed over as captives. You will come to recognize the truth of my words through experience. He granted insight into these matters, declaring, "And I will reveal that I am the Lord who has spoken."

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