Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Net » Figurative
I was despondent.
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it!
For man certainly does not know his time: like fish caught in a cruel net or like birds caught in a trap, so people are trapped in an evil time as it suddenly falls on them.
All those who cast hooks into the Nile will lament,
and those who spread nets on the water will shrivel up.
And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a trap, her heart a net, and her hands chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be captured by her.
Fishermen will stand beside it from En-gedi to En-eglaim. These will become places where nets are spread out to dry. Their fish will consist of many different kinds, like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.
their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
for He will pull my feet out of the net.
they spread a net along the path
and set snares for me.
He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;
he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.
I will bring them down like birds of the sky.
I will discipline them in accordance
with the news that reaches
that is secretly set for me,
for You are my refuge.
They hid their net for me without cause; they dug a pit for me without cause. Let ruin come on him unexpectedly, and let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it-to his ruin.
while I pass by safely.
She will become a place in the sea to spread nets, for I have spoken.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “She will become plunder for the nations,
I will turn you into a bare rock, and you will be a place to spread nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I, Yahweh, have spoken.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Net » Hidden in a pit
They hid their net for me without cause; they dug a pit for me without cause. Let ruin come on him unexpectedly, and let the net that he hid ensnare him; let him fall into it-to his ruin.
Punishment of the The Wicked » Future described as » Often sudden and unexpected
after many reprimands
will be shattered instantly—
beyond recovery.
When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains come on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
and let the net that he hid ensnare him;
let him fall into it—to his ruin.