New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 34:22-31

22therefore, I willdeliverוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.TiH3467My flockלְצֹאנִ֔יle.tzo.NiH6629,and they will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750be a preyלָבַ֑זla.VazH957;and I will judgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.TiH8199betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996one sheepשֶׂ֖הsehH7716and anotherלָשֶֽׂה׃la.SehH7716.

23“Then I willsetוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965overעֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH5921them oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259shepherdרֹעֶ֤הro.'EhH7462,My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,and he will feedוְרָעָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7462them; he will feedיִרְעֶ֣הyir.'EhH7462them himselfH1931and be their shepherdלְרֹעֶֽה׃le.ro.'EhH7462.

24And I, the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,will be their Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,and My servantוְעַבְדִּ֥יve.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732will be princeנָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'H5387amongבְתוֹכָ֑םve.to.KhamH8432them; I the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃di.Bar.tiH1696.

25“I will makeוְכָרַתִּ֤יve.kha.ra.TiH3772acovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965with them andeliminateוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥יve.hish.ba.TiH7673harmfulרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451beastsH2421from the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776so that they mayliveוְיָשְׁב֤וּve.ya.she.VuH3427securelyלָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachH983in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּר֙va.mid.BarH4057and sleepוְיָשְׁנ֖וּve.ya.she.NuH3462in the woodsבַּיְּעָרִֽים׃bai.ye.'a.RimH3293.

26I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414them and the placesH5439aroundH5439My hillגִּבְעָתִ֖יgiv.'a.TiH1389ablessingבְּרָכָ֑הbe.ra.KhahH1293. And I will causeshowersהַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ha.Ge.shemH1653to comeH3381downH3381in their seasonבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256;they will be showersגִּשְׁמֵ֥יgish.MeiH1653ofblessingבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293.

27Also the treeעֵ֨ץ'etzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704will yieldוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414its fruitפִּרְי֗וֹpir.YoH6529and the earthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776will yieldתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414its increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981, and they will besecureלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983on their landאַדְמָתָ֖ם'ad.ma.TamH127.Then they will knowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, when I havebrokenבְּשִׁבְרִי֙be.shiv.RiH7665the barsמֹט֣וֹתmo.TotH4133of their yokeעֻלָּ֔ם'u.LamH5923and have deliveredוְהִ֨צַּלְתִּ֔יםve.Hi.tzal.TimH5337them from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of those who enslavedהָעֹבְדִ֥יםha.'oe.DimH5647them.

28They will noH3808longerע֥וֹדodH5750be a preyבַּז֙bazH957to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.YimH1471,and the beastsH2421of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776will not devourתֹאכְלֵ֑םtokh.LemH398them; but they willliveוְיָשְׁב֥וּve.ya.she.VuH3427securelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983,and noH369oneH369will makeH2729themafraidH2729.

29I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965for them arenownedלְשֵׁ֑םle.ShemH8034plantingH4302placeמַטָּ֖עma.Ta'H4302, and they willnot againע֜וֹדodH5750bevictimsאֲסֻפֵ֤י'a.su.FeiH622of famineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and they will notendureיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375the insultsכְּלִמַּ֥תke.li.MatH3639of the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471anymoreע֖וֹדodH5750.

30Then they will knowוְיָדְע֗וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatI, the LordH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,am with them, and that they, the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,are My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

31“As for you, Mysheepצֹאנִ֛יtzo.NiH6629, thesheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of My pastureמַרְעִיתִ֖יmar.'i.TiH4830,you are menאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120,and I am your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

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