Ezekiel 34

Prophecy against the Shepherds of Israel

1Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to me sayingH559, 2“SonH1121 of manH120, prophesyH5012 againstH5921 the 1shepherdsH7462 of IsraelH3478. ProphesyH5012 and sayH559 to 2those shepherdsH7462, ‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 3GodH3068, “WoeH1945, shepherdsH7462 of IsraelH3478 whoH834 have beenH1961 45feedingH7462 themselves! Should not the shepherdsH7462 67feedH7462 the flockH6629? 3You 8eatH398 the fatH2459 and clotheH3847 yourselvesH3847 with the woolH6785, you 9slaughterH2076 the fatH1277 sheep withoutH3808 10feedingH7462 the flockH6629. 4Those who are sicklyH2470 you have not strengthenedH2388, the 11diseasedH2470 you have not healedH7495, 12the brokenH7665 you have not boundH2280 up, the scatteredH5080 you have not broughtH7725 backH7725, norH3808 have you 13soughtH1245 for the lostH6; but with forceH2394 and with severityH6531 you have dominatedH7287 them. 5They were 14scatteredH6327 for lackH1097 of a shepherdH7462, and they becameH1961 15foodH402 for everyH3605 beastH2421 of the fieldH7704 and were scatteredH6327. 6My flockH6629 16wanderedH7686 through allH3605 the mountainsH2022 and on everyH3605 highH7311 hillH1389; 17My flockH6629 was scatteredH6327 overH5921 allH3605 the surfaceH6440 of the earthH776, and thereH369 was 18noH369 oneH369 to searchH1875 or seekH1245 for them.”’”

7ThereforeH3651, you shepherdsH7462, hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068: 8“As I liveH2416,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068, “surelyH518H3808 becauseH3282 My flockH6629 has becomeH1961 a 19preyH957, My flockH6629 has even becomeH1961 foodH402 for allH3605 the beastsH2421 of the fieldH7704 for lackH369 of a shepherdH7462, and My shepherdsH7462 did not searchH1875 for My flockH6629, but rather the shepherdsH7462 fedH7462 themselves and did not feedH7462 My flockH6629; 9thereforeH3651, you shepherdsH7462, hearH8085 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068: 10‘ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “BeholdH2009, I am 20againstH413 the shepherdsH7462, and I will demandH1875 My 21sheepH6629 22from them and make them 23ceaseH7673 from feedingH7462 24sheepH6629. So the shepherdsH7462 will not 25feedH7462 themselves anymoreH5750, but I will 26deliverH5337 My flockH6629 from their mouthH6310, so that they will not be foodH402 for them.”’”

The Restoration of Israel

11For thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “BeholdH2009, I MyselfH589 will 27searchH1875 for My sheepH6629 and seekH1239 them out. 1228As a shepherdH7462 29caresH1243 for his herdH5739 in the dayH3117 when he is amongH8432 his scatteredH6567 30sheepH6629, soH3651 I will 3132careH1239 for My 33sheepH6629 and will deliverH5337 them from allH3605 the placesH4725 to whichH834 they were scatteredH6327 on a 34cloudyH6051 and gloomyH6205 dayH3117. 13I will bringH3318 them out from the peoplesH5971 and gatherH6908 them from the countriesH776 and bringH935 them to their own landH127; and I will 35feedH7462 them on the mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478, by the 36streamsH650, and in allH3605 the inhabitedH4186 placesH4186 of the landH776. 14I will feedH7462 them in a 37goodH2896 pastureH4829, and their grazingH5116 groundH5116 will be on the mountainH2022 heightsH4791 of IsraelH3478. ThereH8033 they will lieH7257 downH7257 on goodH2896 grazingH5116 groundH5116 and feedH7462 in 3839richH8082 pastureH4829 on the mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478. 15I will 40feedH7462 My flockH6629 and I will 41leadH7257 them to restH7257,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 16“I will seekH1245 the lostH6, bringH7725 backH7725 the scatteredH5080, bindH2280 up the brokenH7665 and strengthenH2388 the sickH2470; but the 42fatH8082 and the strongH2389 I will destroyH8045. I will 43feedH7462 them with judgmentH4941.

17“As for you, My flockH6629, thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, ‘BeholdH2009, I will 44judgeH8199 betweenH996 one 45sheepH7716 and anotherH7716, between the ramsH352 and the maleH6260 goatsH6260. 18Is it tooH4480 46slightH4592 a thingH4592 for you that you should feedH7462 in the goodH2896 pastureH4829, that you must treadH7429 downH7429 with your feetH7272 the restH3499 of your pasturesH4829? Or that you should drinkH8354 of the clearH4950 watersH4325, that you must 47foulH7511 the restH3498 with your feetH7272? 19As for My flockH6629, they must eatH7462 whatH4823 you treadH4823 downH4823 with your feetH7272 and drinkH8354 whatH4833 you 48foulH4833 with your feetH7272!’”

20ThereforeH3651, thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068 to them, “BeholdH2009, I, even I, will judgeH8199 betweenH996 the fatH1277 sheepH7716 and the leanH7330 sheepH7716. 21BecauseH3282 you pushH1920 with sideH6654 and with shoulderH3802, and 49thrustH1920 at allH3605 the 50weakH2470 with your hornsH7161 untilH5704H834 you have scatteredH6327 them 51abroadH2351, 22therefore, I will 52deliverH3467 My flockH6629, and they will noH3808 longerH5750 be a preyH957; and I will judgeH8199 betweenH996 one sheepH7716 and anotherH7716.

23“Then I will 53setH6965 overH5921 them oneH259 54shepherdH7462, My servantH5650 55DavidH1732, and he will feedH7462 them; he will feedH7462 them himselfH1931 and be their shepherdH7462. 24And I, the LordH3068, will be their GodH430, and My servantH5650 56DavidH1732 will be princeH5387 amongH8432 them; I the LordH3068 have spokenH1696.

25“I will makeH3772 a 57covenantH1285 of peaceH7965 with them and 58eliminateH7673 harmfulH7451 beastsH2421 from the landH776 so that they may 59liveH3427 securelyH983 in the wildernessH4057 and sleepH3462 in the woodsH3293. 26I will makeH5414 them and the placesH5439 aroundH5439 My hillH1389 a 60blessingH1293. And I will cause 61showersH1653 to comeH3381 downH3381 in their seasonH6256; they will be showersH1653 of 62blessingH1293. 27Also the treeH6086 of the fieldH7704 will yieldH5414 its fruitH6529 and the earthH776 will yieldH5414 its increaseH2981, and they will be 63secureH983 on their landH127. Then they will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068, when I have 64brokenH7665 the barsH4133 of their yokeH5923 and have deliveredH5337 them from the handH3027 of those who enslavedH5647 them. 28They will noH3808 longerH5750 be a preyH957 to the nationsH1471, and the beastsH2421 of the earthH776 will not devourH398 them; but they will 65liveH3427 securelyH983, and noH369 oneH369 will makeH2729 them afraidH2729. 29I will establishH6965 for them a 66renownedH8034 plantingH4302 placeH4302, and they will 67not againH5750 be 68victimsH622 of famineH7458 in the landH776, and they will not 69endureH5375 the insultsH3639 of the nationsH1471 anymoreH5750. 30Then they will knowH3045 that 70I, the LordH3068 their GodH430, am with them, and that they, the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478, are My peopleH5971,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 31“As for you, My 71sheepH6629, the 72sheepH6629 of My pastureH4830, you are menH120, and I am your GodH430,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.