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Then the nations came against him
    from areas all around,
and they spread their net over him.
    He was trapped in their pit.
Then they put him into a ·cage with chains [collar]
    and brought him to the king of Babylon.
They put him into prison
    so his ·roar [voice] could not be heard again
    on the mountains of Israel [2 Kin. 24:8–17; 2 Chr. 36:8–10].

10 “‘Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard,
    planted beside the water.
The vine had many branches and gave much fruit,
    because there was plenty of water.

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Then the nations(A) came against him,
    those from regions round about.
They spread their net(B) for him,
    and he was trapped in their pit.(C)
With hooks(D) they pulled him into a cage
    and brought him to the king of Babylon.(E)
They put him in prison,
    so his roar(F) was heard no longer
    on the mountains of Israel.(G)

10 “‘Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard[a](H)
    planted by the water;(I)
it was fruitful and full of branches
    because of abundant water.(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 19:10 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts your blood