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Ezekiel 34:7-16

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.

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