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Ezekiel 34:19
19Because of that, my sheep eat grass that you have spoiled. They drink water that you have made dirty with your feet.
Ezekiel 34:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
- New International Version (NIV)Must my flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
- English Standard Version (ESV)And must my sheep eat what you have trodden with your feet, and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
- New King James Version (NKJV)And as for My flock, they eat what you have trampled with your feet, and they drink what you have fouled with your feet.”
Context of Ezekiel 34:19
17This is what I, the Almighty Lord, say to you, my sheep: I will judge you. I will decide which of you are good and which of you are bad. I will judge between male sheep and goats. 18You bad sheep make sure that you have plenty of good grass to eat. But then you spoil the other grass so that no other sheep can eat it. You have clean water to drink. But then you spoil the water which remains. It is too dirty for other sheep to drink. Because of that, my sheep eat grass that you have spoiled. They drink water that you have made dirty with your feet. 20So this is what I, the Almighty Lord, say to the sheep: I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the thin sheep. 21You fat sheep use your shoulders to push the other sheep away. You attack the weak sheep with your horns so that they run away.
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וְצֹאנִ֑י מִרְמַ֤ס רַגְלֵיכֶם֙ תִּרְעֶ֔ינָה וּמִרְפַּ֥שׂ רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם תִּשְׁתֶּֽינָה׃ סRead the interlinear
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 34:19
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-31Verses 17-31 The whole nation seemed to be the Lord's flock, yet they were very different characters; but he knew how to distinguish between them. By good pastures and deep waters, are meant the pure word of God and the dispensing of justice. The latter verses, 23-31, prophesy of Christ, and of the most glorious times of his church on earth. Under Him, as the good Shepherd, the church would be a blessing to all around. Christ, though excellent in himself…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-19The goats were the powerful, unrighteous members of the community.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-1918-19. Not content with appropriating to their own use the goods of others, they from mere wantonness spoiled what they did not use, so as to be of no use to the owners. deep waters--that is, "limpid," as deep waters are generally clear. Grotius explains the image as referring to the usuries with which the rich ground the poor (Eze 22:12; Is 24:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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