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Ezekiel 34

1Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012againsttheshepherdsH7462ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012,andsayH559untothem,eventotheshepherdsH7462,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Woeה֤וֹיHoH1945untotheshepherdsH7462ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478thatdofeedH7462themselves!shouldnottheshepherdsH7462feedH7462thesheepH6629?

3Yeeatתֹּאכֵ֙לוּ֙to.Khe.luH398thefatהַחֵ֤לֶבha.Che.levH2459,andyeclotheתִּלְבָּ֔שׁוּtil.Ba.shuH3847youwiththewoolהַצֶּ֣מֶרha.Tze.merH6785, ye killthefatlings;butyefeednotthesheepH6629.

4Thediseasedhaveyenotstrengthenedחִזַּקְתֶּ֜םchi.zak.TemH2388,neitherhaveyehealedרִפֵּאתֶ֗םri.pe.TemH7495thatwhichwassickH2470,neitherhaveyeboundH2280upthatwhichwasbrokenH7665,neitherhaveyebroughtH7725backהֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֔םha.she.vo.TemH7725thatwhichwasdrivenH5080awayH7725,neitherhaveyesoughtH1245thatwhichwaslost;butwithforceוּבְחָזְקָ֛הu.ve.cha.ze.KahH2394andwithrigorhaveye ruledoverthem.

5AndtheywereH1961scatteredוַתְּפוּצֶ֖ינָהva.te.fu.Tzei.nahH6327,becausetherewasH1961noshepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462;andtheybecameוַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָהva.tih.Yei.nahH1961foodלְאָכְלָ֛הle.'okh.LahH402toallthebeastsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,andwereH1961scatteredוַתְּפוּצֶֽינָה׃va.te.fu.Tzei.nahH6327.

6MysheepH6629wanderedthroughallthemountainsהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,anduponeveryhighרָמָ֑הra.MahH7311hillH2022: yea,mysheepH6629werescatteredנָפֹ֣צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327uponallthefaceH6440oftheearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776;andtherewasnonethatdidsearchH1245orseekמְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃me.va.KeshH1245afterthem.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651, yeshepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697ofJehovah:

8AsIlive, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,surelyforasmuchasmysheepH6629becameהֱיֽוֹת־he.yot-H1961apreyלָבַ֡זla.VazH957,andmysheepH6629becameוַתִּֽהְיֶינָה֩va.tih.yei.NahH1961foodלְאָכְלָ֜הle.'okh.LahH402toallthebeastsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,becausetherewasnoshepherdH7462,neitherdidmyshepherdsH7462searchH1875formysheepH6629,buttheshepherdsH7462fed themselves,andfednotmysheepH6629;

9thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651, yeshepherdsהָֽרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah:

10Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,Behold,IamH1961againsttheshepherdsH7462;andIwillrequireH1875mysheepH6629attheirhandמִיָּדָ֗םmi.ya.DamH3027,andcausethemtoceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּים֙ve.hish.ba.TimH7673fromfeedingthesheepH6629;neithershalltheshepherdsH7462feedH7462themselvesanymore;andIwilldeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֤יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337mysheepH6629fromtheirmouthמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310,thattheymaynotbeH1961foodלְאָכְלָֽה׃ סle.'okh.LahH402forthem.

11Forthusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,Imyself,evenI,willsearchוְדָרַשְׁתִּ֥יve.da.rash.TiH1875formysheepH6629,andwillseekH1875themout.

12Asashepherdרֹעֶ֨הro.'EhH7462seekethouthisflockH6629inthedayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117thatheisamonghissheepH6629thatarescatteredנָפֹ֣צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327abroad,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651willIseekאֲבַקֵּ֣ר'a.va.KerH1239outmysheepH6629;andIwilldeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֣יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337themoutofallplacesH4725whithertheyhavebeenH1961scatteredH6327inthecloudyanddarkdayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

13AndIwillbringוַהֲבִיאֹתִ֖יםva.ha.vi.'o.TimH935themoutfromthepeoplesH5971,andgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּים֙ve.ki.batz.TimH6908themfromthecountries,andwillbringH935themintotheirownlandH776;andIwillfeedH7462themuponthemountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,bythewatercourses,andinalltheinhabitedplacesH4186ofthecountryH2022.

14IwillfeedH7462themwithgoodטּוֹב֙tOvH2896pastureבְּמִרְעֶה־be.mir.'eh-H4829;anduponthemountainsוּבְהָרֵ֥יu.ve.ha.ReiH2022oftheheightמְרֽוֹם־me.rom-H4791ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shalltheirfoldbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961:thereshalltheylieתִּרְבַּ֙צְנָה֙tir.Batz.nahH7257downinagoodטּ֔וֹבTovH2896fold;andonfatpastureוּמִרְעֶ֥הu.mir.'EhH4829shalltheyfeedH7462uponthemountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Imyselfwillbetheshepherdאֶרְעֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7462ofmysheepH6629,andIwillcausethemtolieאַרְבִּיצֵ֔ם'ar.bi.TzemH7257down, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

16Iwillseekאֲבַקֵּשׁ֙'a.va.KeshH1245thatwhichwaslost,andwillbringאָשִׁ֔יב'a.ShivH7725backH7725thatwhichwasdrivenH5080awayH7725,andwillbindאֶחֱבֹ֔שׁ'e.che.VoshH2280upthatwhichwasbrokenH7665,andwillstrengthenH2388thatwhichwassickהַחוֹלָ֖הha.cho.LahH2470:butthefatandthestrongאֲחַזֵּ֑ק'a.cha.ZekH2388Iwilldestroyאַשְׁמִ֖יד'ash.MidH8045;IwillfeedH7462theminjusticeבְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ve.mish.PatH4941.

17Andasforyou,Omyflockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629,thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,Ijudgeשֹׁפֵט֙sho.FetH8199betweensheepH6629andsheepH6629,theramsלָאֵילִ֖יםla.'ei.LimH352andthehe-goats.

18SeemethitasmallH4592thinguntoyoutohavefed uponthegoodהַטּוֹב֙ha.tOvH2896pastureהַמִּרְעֶ֤הha.mir.'EhH4829,butyemusttreaddownwithyourfeetH7272theresidueofyourpastureמִרְעֵיכֶ֔םmir.'ei.KhemH4829?andtohavedrunkH8354oftheclearwatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,butyemustfoultheresiduewithyourfeetH7272?

19AndasformysheepH6629,theyeatthatwhich yehavetroddenwithyourfeetH7272,andtheydrinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽינָה׃ סtish.Tei.nahH8354thatwhich yehavefouledwithyourfeetH7272.

20Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah untothem:Behold,I,evenI,willjudgeוְשָֽׁפַטְתִּי֙ve.sha.fa.TiH8199betweenthefatsheepשֶׂ֣הsehH7716andtheleanרָזָֽה׃ra.ZahH7330sheepשֶׂ֖הsehH7716.

21BecauseyethrustwithsideH3802andwithshoulderוּבְכָתֵף֙u.ve.kha.TefH3802,andpushallthediseasedwithyourhornsוּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥םu.ve.kar.nei.KhemH7161,tillyehavescatteredהֲפִיצוֹתֶ֛םha.fi.tzo.TemH6327themabroad;

22thereforewillIsaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.TiH3467myflockלְצֹאנִ֔יle.tzo.NiH6629,andtheyshallnomorebeH1961apreyלָבַ֑זla.VazH957;andIwilljudgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.TiH8199betweensheepH6629andsheepH6629.

23AndIwillsetH6965uponeאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259shepherdH7462overthem,andheshallfeedH7462them,evenmyservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֑ידda.VidH1732;heshallfeedH7462them,andheshallbeH1961theirshepherdH7462.

24AndI,Jehovah,willbeH1961theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,andmyservantוְעַבְדִּ֥יve.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732princeנָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'H5387amongthem;I,Jehovah,havespokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃di.Bar.tiH1696it.

25AndIwillmakeוְכָרַתִּ֤יve.kha.ra.TiH3772withthemacovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965,andwillcauseevilH7451beaststoceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥יve.hish.ba.TiH7673outofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andtheyshalldwellוְיָשְׁב֤וּve.ya.she.VuH3427securelyinthewildernessבַמִּדְבָּר֙va.mid.BarH4057,andsleepוְיָשְׁנ֖וּve.ya.she.NuH3462inthewoods.

26AndIwillmakeוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414themandtheplacesroundH5439aboutmyhillגִּבְעָתִ֖יgiv.'a.TiH1389ablessingבְּרָכָ֑הbe.ra.KhahH1293;andIwillcausetheshowerH1653tocomedowninitsseason;thereshallbeיִֽהְיֽוּ׃Yih.YuH1961showersH1653ofblessingבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293.

27Andthetreeעֵ֨ץ'etzH6086ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704shallyielditsfruitפִּרְי֗וֹpir.YoH6529,andtheearthH776shallyielditsincrease,andtheyshallbeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961secureintheirlandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776;andtheyshallknowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah,whenIhavebrokenבְּשִׁבְרִי֙be.shiv.RiH7665thebarsמֹט֣וֹתmo.TotH4133oftheiryokeעֻלָּ֔ם'u.LamH5923,andhavedeliveredוְהִ֨צַּלְתִּ֔יםve.Hi.tzal.TimH5337themoutofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofthosethatmadeH5414bondmenofthem.

28Andtheyshallnomorebeיִהְי֨וּyih.YuH1961apreyH957tothenationsלַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.YimH1471,neithershallthebeastsoftheearthH776devourתֹאכְלֵ֑םtokh.LemH398them;buttheyshalldwellוְיָשְׁב֥וּve.ya.she.VuH3427securely,andnoneshallmakethemafraid.

29AndIwillraiseH6965upuntothemaplantationforrenown,andtheyshallbeיִהְי֨וּyih.YuH1961nomoreconsumedwithfamineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,neitherbearיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375theshameofthenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471anymore.

30Andtheyshallknowוְיָדְע֗וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatI,Jehovah,theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430amwiththem,andthatthey,thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,aremypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971, saiththeLordJehovah.

31AndyemysheepH6629,thesheepH6629ofmypastureמַרְעִיתִ֖יmar.'i.TiH4830,aremenH120,andIamyourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 34

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