New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezekiel 34:11-31
11For thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, “BeholdH2009, I MyselfH589 will 1searchH1875 for My sheepH6629 and seekH1239 them out. 122As a shepherdH7462 3caresH1243 for his herdH5739 in the dayH3117 when he is amongH8432 his scatteredH6567 4sheepH6629, soH3651 I will 56careH1239 for My 7sheepH6629 and will deliverH5337 them from allH3605 the placesH4725 to whichH834 they were scatteredH6327 on a 8cloudyH6051 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 9feedH7462 them on the mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478, by the 10streamsH650, and in allH3605 the inhabitedH4186 placesH4186 of the landH776. 14I will feedH7462 them in a 11goodH2896 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 1213richH8082 pastureH4829 on the mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478. 15I will 14feedH7462 My flockH6629 and I will 15leadH7257 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 16fatH8082 and the strongH2389 I will destroyH8045. I will 17feedH7462 them with judgmentH4941.
17“As for you, My flockH6629, thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH136 GodH3068, ‘BeholdH2009, I will 18judgeH8199 betweenH996 one 19sheepH7716 and anotherH7716, between the ramsH352 and the maleH6260 goatsH6260. 18Is it tooH4480 20slightH4592 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 21foulH7511 the restH3498 with your feetH7272? 19As for My flockH6629, they must eatH7462 whatH4823 you treadH4823 downH4823 with your feetH7272 and drinkH8354 whatH4833 you 22foulH4833 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 23thrustH1920 at allH3605 the 24weakH2470 with your hornsH7161 untilH5704H834 you have scatteredH6327 them 25abroadH2351, 22therefore, I will 26deliverH3467 My flockH6629, and they will noH3808 longerH5750 be a preyH957; and I will judgeH8199 betweenH996 one sheepH7716 and anotherH7716.
23“Then I will 27setH6965 overH5921 them oneH259 28shepherdH7462, My servantH5650 29DavidH1732, 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 30DavidH1732 will be princeH5387 amongH8432 them; I the LordH3068 have spokenH1696.
25“I will makeH3772 a 31covenantH1285 of peaceH7965 with them and 32eliminateH7673 harmfulH7451 beastsH2421 from the landH776 so that they may 33liveH3427 securelyH983 in the wildernessH4057 and sleepH3462 in the woodsH3293. 26I will makeH5414 them and the placesH5439 aroundH5439 My hillH1389 a 34blessingH1293. And I will cause 35showersH1653 to comeH3381 downH3381 in their seasonH6256; they will be showersH1653 of 36blessingH1293. 27Also the treeH6086 of the fieldH7704 will yieldH5414 its fruitH6529 and the earthH776 will yieldH5414 its increaseH2981, and they will be 37secureH983 on their landH127. Then they will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068, when I have 38brokenH7665 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 39liveH3427 securelyH983, and noH369 oneH369 will makeH2729 them afraidH2729. 29I will establishH6965 for them a 40renownedH8034 plantingH4302 placeH4302, and they will 41not againH5750 be 42victimsH622 of famineH7458 in the landH776, and they will not 43endureH5375 the insultsH3639 of the nationsH1471 anymoreH5750. 30Then they will knowH3045 that 44I, 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 45sheepH6629, the 46sheepH6629 of My pastureH4830, you are menH120, and I am your GodH430,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.
Notes
- 1. Ezekiel 34:11 Ezek 11:17; 20:41 ↩
- 2. Ezekiel 34:12 Jer 31:10 ↩
- 3. Ezekiel 34:12 Or seek(s) out ↩
- 4. Ezekiel 34:12 Or flock ↩
- 5. Ezekiel 34:12 Or seek(s) out ↩
- 6. Ezekiel 34:12 Is 40:11; 56:8; Jer 23:3; 31:8; Luke 19:10; John 10:16 ↩
- 7. Ezekiel 34:12 Or flock ↩
- 8. Ezekiel 34:12 Jer 13:16; Ezek 30:3; Joel 2:2 ↩
- 9. Ezekiel 34:13 Ezek 34:23; 36:29, 30; Mic 7:14 ↩
- 10. Ezekiel 34:13 Is 30:25 ↩
- 11. Ezekiel 34:14 Ps 23:2; Jer 31:12-14, 25; John 10:9 ↩
- 12. Ezekiel 34:14 Lit fat ↩
- 13. Ezekiel 34:14 Ezek 28:25, 26; 36:29, 30 ↩
- 14. Ezekiel 34:15 Ps 23:1, 2; Ezek 34:23 ↩
- 15. Ezekiel 34:15 Lit cause them to lie down ↩
- 16. Ezekiel 34:16 Is 10:16 ↩
- 17. Ezekiel 34:16 Is 49:26 ↩
- 18. Ezekiel 34:17 Ezek 20:38; 34:20-22; Mal 4:1; Matt 25:32 ↩
- 19. Ezekiel 34:17 Or lamb ↩
- 20. Ezekiel 34:18 Num 16:9, 13; 2 Sam 7:19; Is 7:13 ↩
- 21. Ezekiel 34:18 Lit foul by trampling ↩
- 22. Ezekiel 34:19 Lit foul by trampling ↩
- 23. Ezekiel 34:21 Deut 33:17; Dan 8:4; Luke 13:14-16 ↩
- 24. Ezekiel 34:21 Or sick ↩
- 25. Ezekiel 34:21 Lit to the outside ↩
- 26. Ezekiel 34:22 Ps 72:12-14; Jer 23:3; Ezek 34:10 ↩
- 27. Ezekiel 34:23 Rev 7:17 ↩
- 28. Ezekiel 34:23 Is 40:11; John 10:11 ↩
- 29. Ezekiel 34:23 Jer 30:9; Ezek 37:24 ↩
- 30. Ezekiel 34:24 Is 55:3; Jer 30:9; Ezek 37:24, 25; Hos 3:5 ↩
- 31. Ezekiel 34:25 Ezek 16:60; 20:37; 37:26 ↩
- 32. Ezekiel 34:25 Job 5:22, 23; Is 11:6-9 ↩
- 33. Ezekiel 34:25 Jer 33:16; Ezek 28:26; 34:27, 28 ↩
- 34. Ezekiel 34:26 Gen 12:2; Ezek 34:14 ↩
- 35. Ezekiel 34:26 Deut 11:13-15; 28:12 ↩
- 36. Ezekiel 34:26 Lev 25:21; Is 44:3 ↩
- 37. Ezekiel 34:27 Ezek 38:8, 11 ↩
- 38. Ezekiel 34:27 Lev 26:13; Is 52:2, 3; Jer 30:8 ↩
- 39. Ezekiel 34:28 Jer 30:10; Ezek 39:26 ↩
- 40. Ezekiel 34:29 Is 4:2; 60:21; 61:3 ↩
- 41. Ezekiel 34:29 Ezek 34:26, 27; 36:29 ↩
- 42. Ezekiel 34:29 Lit those gathered ↩
- 43. Ezekiel 34:29 Ezek 36:6, 15 ↩
- 44. Ezekiel 34:30 Ps 46:7, 11; Ezek 14:11; 36:28 ↩
- 45. Ezekiel 34:31 Ps 78:52; 80:1; Ezek 36:38 ↩
- 46. Ezekiel 34:31 Ps 100:3; Jer 23:1 ↩
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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