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Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will spread out my net on you with a company of many peoples; and they shall bring you up in my net.
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God's Sovereign Net
Commentators explain that God is depicted as a divine hunter. The 'net' He spreads over Pharaoh is identified by scholars like John Gill as the Chaldean (Babylonian) army. This illustrates God's absolute sovereignty; He orchestrates world events and uses nations as His instruments to bring judgment upon the proud and oppressive.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
Spread out my net over thee. —The figure (Ezekiel 32:4–6) of drawing the crocodile to land and casting him up…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord God The Lord God Almighty, who is able to manage this fierce and turbulent creature, this mighty monar…
Presbyterian
It is fitting for us to weep and tremble for those who will not weep and tremble for themselves. Great oppressors are, in God's account, no better …
