“They put him in a cage with hooks,and brought him to the king of Babylon.They brought him into strongholds,so that his voice should no more be heard on the mountains of Israel.”
Ezekiel 19:9 (WEB)
Context Reading
7He knew their palaces,and laid waste their cities.The land was desolate with its fullness,because of the noise of his roaring. 8Then the nations attacked him on every side from the provinces.They spread their net over him.He was taken in their pit. 9They put him in a cage with hooks,and brought him to the king of Babylon.They brought him into strongholds,so that his voice should no more be heard on the mountains of Israel. 10“‘Your mother was like a vine in your blood, planted by the waters.It was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. 11It had strong branches for the scepters of those who ruled.Their stature was exalted among the thick boughs.They were seen in their heightwith the multitude of their branches.