New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 34:7-10

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.”’”

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