New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 34:2-19

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012againstעַל־'al-H5921theshepherdsרוֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֩ve.'a.mar.TaH559tothose shepherdsלָרֹעִ֜יםla.ro.'ImH7462, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559: “Woeה֤וֹיHoH1945,shepherdsרֹעֵֽי־ro.'ei-H7462of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834have beenהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961feedingרֹעִ֣יםro.'ImH7462themselves! Should the shepherdsיִרְע֖וּyir.'UH7462notfeedהָרֹעִֽים׃ha.ro.'ImH7462the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629?

3Youeatתֹּאכֵ֙לוּ֙to.Khe.luH398the fatהַחֵ֤לֶבha.Che.levH2459and clotheתִּלְבָּ֔שׁוּtil.Ba.shuH3847yourselvesH3847with the woolהַצֶּ֣מֶרha.Tze.merH6785, youslaughterתִּזְבָּ֑חוּtiz.Ba.chuH2076the fatהַבְּרִיאָ֖הha.be.ri.'AhH1277sheepwithoutלֹ֥אlo'H3808feedingתִרְעֽוּ׃tir.'UH7462the flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629.

4Those who are sicklyהַנַּחְלוֹת֩ha.nach.lOtH2470you have not strengthenedחִזַּקְתֶּ֜םchi.zak.TemH2388,the diseasedהַחוֹלָ֣הha.cho.LahH2470you have not healedרִפֵּאתֶ֗םri.pe.TemH7495,the brokenוְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֙רֶת֙ve.la.nish.Be.retH7665you have not boundH2280upH2280,the scatteredהַנִּדַּ֙חַת֙ha.ni.Da.chatH5080you have not broughtH7725backהֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֔םha.she.vo.TemH7725,norH3808have yousearchedבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֑םvi.kash.TemH1245for the lostהָאֹבֶ֖דֶתha.'o.Ve.detH6;but with forceוּבְחָזְקָ֛הu.ve.cha.ze.KahH2394and with violenceוּבְפָֽרֶךְ׃u.ve.Fa.rekhH6531you havedominatedרְדִיתֶ֥םre.di.TemH7287them.

5Theyscatteredוַתְּפוּצֶ֖ינָהva.te.fu.Tzei.nahH6327for lackמִבְּלִ֣יmi.be.LiH1097of a shepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462,and they becameוַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָהva.tih.Yei.nahH1961foodלְאָכְלָ֛הle.'okh.LahH402for everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605animalH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704and scatteredוַתְּפוּצֶֽינָה׃va.te.fu.Tzei.nahH6327.

6My flockצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629strayedיִשְׁגּ֤וּyish.GuH7686through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the mountainsהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022and on everyכָּל־kol-H3605highרָמָ֑הra.MahH7311hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389;My flockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629was scatteredנָפֹ֣צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327overH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the surfaceפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,and thereH369wasH369noH369oneH369to searchדּוֹרֵ֖שׁdo.ReshH1875or seekמְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃me.va.KeshH1245for them.”’”

7Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651,you shepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

8“As I liveH2416,”declaresנְאֻ֣ם׀ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “certainlyאִם־'im-H518 H3808,becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282My flockצֹאנִ֣י׀tzo.NiH6629has becomeהֱיֽוֹת־he.yot-H1961plunderלָבַ֡זla.VazH957,and My flockצֹאנִ֨יtzo.NiH6629has becomeוַתִּֽהְיֶינָה֩va.tih.yei.NahH1961foodלְאָכְלָ֜הle.'okh.LahH402for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the animalsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704for lackמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369of a shepherdרֹעֶ֔הro.'EhH7462,and My shepherdsרֹעַ֖יro.'AiH7462did not searchדָרְשׁ֥וּda.re.ShuH1875for My flockצֹאנִ֑יtzo.NiH6629, but ratherthe shepherdsוַיִּרְע֤וּvai.yir.'UH7462fedהָֽרֹעִים֙ha.ro.'ImH7462themselves and did not feedרָעֽוּ׃ סra.'UH7462My flockצֹאנִ֖יtzo.NiH6629,

9thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,you shepherdsהָֽרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

10‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: “BeholdH2009, I amagainstאֶֽל־'el-H413the shepherdsהָרֹעִ֜יםha.ro.'ImH7462,and I will demandוְֽדָרַשְׁתִּ֧יve.da.rash.TiH1875Mysheepצֹאנִ֣יtzo.NiH6629from them and make themstopוְהִשְׁבַּתִּים֙ve.hish.ba.TimH7673tendingמֵרְע֣וֹתme.re.'otH7462sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629.So the shepherdsיִרְע֥וּyir.'UH7462will notfeedהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462themselves anymoreע֛וֹדodH5750, but I willsaveוְהִצַּלְתִּ֤יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337My sheepצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629from their mouthמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310,so that they will not be foodלְאָכְלָֽה׃ סle.'okh.LahH402for them.”’”

11For the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559thisכֹּ֥הkohH3541: “BeholdH2009,I Myselfאָ֕נִי'A.niH589willsearchוְדָרַשְׁתִּ֥יve.da.rash.TiH1875for My sheepצֹאנִ֖יtzo.NiH6629and lookH1239afterH1239them.

12As a shepherdרֹעֶ֨הro.'EhH7462caresכְּבַקָּרַת֩ke.va.ka.RatH1243for his flockעֶדְר֜וֹed.RoH5739on a dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117when he is amongבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432his scatteredH6566sheepצֹאנוֹ֙tzo.NoH6629,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651I willcareאֲבַקֵּ֣ר'a.va.KerH1239for Mysheepצֹאנִ֑יtzo.NiH6629and will rescueוְהִצַּלְתִּ֣יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337them from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the placesהַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ha.me.ko.MotH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֔ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033they were scatteredנָפֹ֣צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327on acloudyעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051and gloomyוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

13I will bringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֣יםve.ho.tze.TimH3318them outH3318from the peoplesהָעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971and gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּים֙ve.ki.batz.TimH6908them from the countriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776and bringוַהֲבִיאֹתִ֖יםva.ha.vi.'o.TimH935them to their own landאַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.TamH127; and I willfeedוּרְעִיתִים֙u.re.'i.TimH7462them on the mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, by thestreamsבָּאֲפִיקִ֕יםba.'a.fi.KimH650,and in allוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605the inhabitedH4186placesH4186of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14I will feedאֶרְעֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7462them in agoodטּוֹב֙tOvH2896pastureבְּמִרְעֶה־be.mir.'eh-H4829,and their grazingH5116placeH5116will be on the mountainוּבְהָרֵ֥יu.ve.ha.ReiH2022heightsמְרֽוֹם־me.rom-H4791of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033they will lieתִּרְבַּ֙צְנָה֙tir.Batz.nahH7257downH7257in a goodטּ֔וֹבTovH2896grazingH5116placeH5116and feedתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7462inrichשָׁמֵ֛ןsha.MenH8082pastureוּמִרְעֶ֥הu.mir.'EhH4829on the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15I Myselfאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589willfeedאֶרְעֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7462My flockצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629and I Myselfוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589willleadH7257them toH7257restH7257,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

16“I will seekאֲבַקֵּשׁ֙'a.va.KeshH1245the lostהָאֹבֶ֤דֶתha.'o.Ve.detH6,bringאָשִׁ֔יב'a.ShivH7725backH7725the scatteredהַנִּדַּ֣חַתha.ni.Da.chatH5080,bindאֶחֱבֹ֔שׁ'e.che.VoshH2280upH2280the brokenוְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֣רֶתve.la.nish.Be.retH7665,and strengthenאֲחַזֵּ֑ק'a.cha.ZekH2388the sickהַחוֹלָ֖הha.cho.LahH2470; but thefatהַשְּׁמֵנָ֧הha.she.me.NahH8082and the strongהַחֲזָקָ֛הha.cha.za.KahH2389I will eliminateאַשְׁמִ֖יד'ash.MidH8045. I willfeedאֶרְעֶ֥נָּה'er.'E.nahH7462them with judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ve.mish.PatH4941.

17“As for you, My flockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: ‘BeholdH2009, I am going tojudgeשֹׁפֵט֙sho.FetH8199betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996onesheepשֶׂ֣הsehH7716and anotherלָשֶׂ֔הla.SehH7716,between the ramsלָאֵילִ֖יםla.'ei.LimH352and the maleוְלָעַתּוּדִֽים׃ve.la.'a.tu.DimH6260goatsH6260.

18Is it tooH4480littleהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592a thingH4592for you to feedתִּרְע֔וּtir.'UH7462in the goodהַטּוֹב֙ha.tOvH2896pastureהַמִּרְעֶ֤הha.mir.'EhH4829,that you must trampleתִּרְמְס֖וּtir.me.SuH7429with your feetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of your pasturesמִרְעֵיכֶ֔םmir.'ei.KhemH4829? Or too little for youto drinkתִּשְׁתּ֔וּtish.TuH8354the clearוּמִשְׁקַע־u.mish.ka'-H4950watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,that you must muddyH7511the restהַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔יםha.No.ta.RimH3498with your feetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272?

19But as for My flockוְצֹאנִ֑יve.tzo.NiH6629,they must eatתִּרְעֶ֔ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7462whatH4823you trampleH4823with your feetרַגְלֵיכֶם֙rag.lei.KhemH7272,and drinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽינָה׃ סtish.Tei.nahH8354whatH4833you muddyH4833with your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םrag.lei.KhemH7272!’”

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