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'Dragnet' in the Bible

Thus says the Lord God,“I will spread out My net over youWith a company of many nations,And they will bring you up in My net.

The Chaldeans bring all of them up with a hook,And drag them away with a net,And gather them together in their fishing net;So they rejoice and are glad.

Therefore, they offer sacrifices to their netAnd burn incense to their fishing net;Because through these things their catch is large and they live luxuriously,And their food is plentiful.

As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He noticed two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet which was lowered into the sea, and gathered fish of every kind,

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