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Ezekiel 34

New American Standard Bible 2020

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, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 3GodH3068 saysH559: “WoeH1945, shepherdsH7462 of IsraelH3478 whoH834 have beenH1961 45feedingH7462 themselves! Should the shepherdsH7462 not 67feedH7462 the flockH6629? 3You 8eatH398 the fatH2459 and clotheH3847 yourselvesH3847 with the woolH6785, you 9slaughterH2076 the fatH1277 sheep 10withoutH3808 feedingH7462 the flockH6629. 4Those who are sicklyH2470 you have not strengthenedH2388, the diseasedH2470 you have not healedH7495, 11the brokenH7665 you have not boundH2280 upH2280, the scatteredH5080 you have not broughtH7725 backH7725, norH3808 have you 12searchedH1245 for the lostH6; but with forceH2394 and with violenceH6531 you have 13dominatedH7287 them. 5They 14scatteredH6327 for lackH1097 of a shepherdH7462, and they becameH1961 15foodH402 for everyH3605 animalH2421 of the fieldH7704 and scatteredH6327. 6My flockH6629 16strayedH7686 through allH3605 the mountainsH2022 and on everyH3605 highH7311 hillH1389; 17My flockH6629 was scatteredH6327 overH5921 allH3605 the surfaceH6440 of the earthH776, and thereH369 wasH369 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, “certainlyH518H3808, becauseH3282 My flockH6629 has becomeH1961 19plunderH957, and My flockH6629 has becomeH1961 foodH402 for allH3605 the animalsH2421 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‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: “BeholdH2009, I am 20againstH413 the shepherdsH7462, and I will demandH1875 My 21sheepH6629 22from them and make them 23stopH7673 tendingH7462 sheepH6629. So the shepherdsH7462 will not 24feedH7462 themselves anymoreH5750, but I will 25saveH5337 My sheepH6629 from their mouthH6310, so that they will not be foodH402 for them.”’”

The Restoration of Israel

11For the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559 thisH3541: “BeholdH2009, I MyselfH589 will 26searchH1875 for My sheepH6629 and lookH1239 afterH1239 them. 1227As a shepherdH7462 caresH1243 for his flockH5739 on a dayH3117 when he is amongH8432 his scatteredH6566 28sheepH6629, soH3651 I will 29careH1239 for My 30sheepH6629 and will rescueH5337 them from allH3605 the placesH4725 whereH834H8033 they were scatteredH6327 on a 31cloudyH6051 and gloomyH6205 dayH3117. 13I will bringH3318 them outH3318 from the peoplesH5971 and gatherH6908 them from the countriesH776 and bringH935 them to their own landH127; and I will 32feedH7462 them on the mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478, by the 33streamsH650, and in allH3605 the inhabitedH4186 placesH4186 of the landH776. 14I will feedH7462 them in a 34goodH2896 pastureH4829, and their grazingH5116 placeH5116 will be on the mountainH2022 heightsH4791 of IsraelH3478. ThereH8033 they will lieH7257 downH7257 in a goodH2896 grazingH5116 placeH5116 and feedH7462 in 3536richH8082 pastureH4829 on the mountainsH2022 of IsraelH3478. 15I MyselfH589 will 37feedH7462 My flockH6629 and I MyselfH589 will 38leadH7257 them toH7257 restH7257,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068. 16“I will seekH1245 the lostH6, bringH7725 backH7725 the scatteredH5080, bindH2280 upH2280 the brokenH7665, and strengthenH2388 the sickH2470; but the 39fatH8082 and the strongH2389 I will eliminateH8045. I will 40feedH7462 them with judgmentH4941.

17“As for you, My flockH6629, thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559: ‘BeholdH2009, I am going to 41judgeH8199 betweenH996 one 42sheepH7716 and anotherH7716, between the ramsH352 and the maleH6260 goatsH6260. 18Is it tooH4480 43littleH4592 a thingH4592 for you to feedH7462 in the goodH2896 pastureH4829, that you must trampleH7429 with your feetH7272 the restH3499 of your pasturesH4829? Or too little for you to drinkH8354 the clearH4950 watersH4325, that you must muddyH7511 the restH3498 with your feetH7272? 19But as for My flockH6629, they must eatH7462 whatH4823 you trampleH4823 with your feetH7272, and drinkH8354 whatH4833 you muddyH4833 with your feetH7272!’”

20ThereforeH3651, thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 GodH3068 saysH559 to them: “BeholdH2009, I, I MyselfH589 will also judgeH8199 betweenH996 the fatH1277 sheepH7716 and the leanH7330 sheepH7716. 21SinceH3282 you pushH1920 awayH1920 with your sideH6654 and shoulderH3802, and 44goreH5055 allH3605 the 45weakH2470 with your hornsH7161 untilH5704H834 you have scatteredH6327 them 46abroadH2351, 22therefore, I will 47saveH3467 My flockH6629, and they will noH3808 longerH5750 be plunderH957; and I will judgeH8199 betweenH996 one sheepH7716 and anotherH7716.

23“Then I will 48appointH6965 overH5921 them oneH259 49shepherdH7462, My servantH5650 50DavidH1732, 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 51DavidH1732 will be princeH5387 amongH8432 them; I the LordH3068 have spokenH1696.

25“And I will makeH3772 a 52covenantH1285 of peaceH7965 with them and 53eliminateH7673 harmfulH7451 animalsH2421 from the landH776, so that they may 54liveH3427 securelyH983 in the wildernessH4057 and sleepH3462 in the woodsH3293. 26I will makeH5414 them and the placesH5439 aroundH5439 My hillH1389 a 55blessingH1293. And I will make 56showersH1653 fallH3381 in their seasonH6256; they will be showersH1653 of 57blessingH1293. 27Also the treeH6086 of the fieldH7704 will yieldH5414 its fruitH6529 and the earthH776 will yieldH5414 its produceH2981, and they will be 58secureH983 on their landH127. Then they will knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068, when I have 59brokenH7665 the barsH4133 of their yokeH5923 and have savedH5337 them from the handH3027 of those who enslavedH5647 them. 28They will noH3808 longerH5750 be plunderH957 to the nationsH1471, and the animalsH2421 of the earthH776 will not devourH398 them; but they will 60liveH3427 securelyH983, and noH369 oneH369 will makeH2729 them afraidH2729. 29I will establishH6965 for them a 61renownedH8034 plantingH4302 placeH4302, and they will 62not againH5750 be 63victimsH622 of famineH7458 in the landH776, and they will not 64endureH5375 the insultsH3639 of the nationsH1471 anymoreH5750. 30Then they will knowH3045 that 65I, 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 66sheepH6629, 67the 68sheepH6629 of My pastureH4830, you are mankindH120, and I am your GodH430,” declaresH5002 the LordH136 GodH3068.

Notes

  1. 1. Ezekiel 34:2 Jer 2:8; 3:15; 10:21; 12:10 ↩
  2. 2. Ezekiel 34:2 Lit them, the shepherds ↩
  3. 3. Ezekiel 34:2 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch ↩
  4. 4. Ezekiel 34:2 Lit pasturing, pasture ↩
  5. 5. Ezekiel 34:2 Jer 23:1; Ezek 22:25; 34:8-10; Mic 3:1-3, 11 ↩
  6. 6. Ezekiel 34:2 Lit pasturing, pasture ↩
  7. 7. Ezekiel 34:2 Ps 78:71, 72; Is 40:11; Ezek 34:14, 15; John 10:11; 21:15-17 ↩
  8. 8. Ezekiel 34:3 Zech 11:16 ↩
  9. 9. Ezekiel 34:3 Ezek 22:25, 27 ↩
  10. 10. Ezekiel 34:3 Lit you do not pasture ↩
  11. 11. Ezekiel 34:4 Zech 11:16 ↩
  12. 12. Ezekiel 34:4 Matt 9:36; 10:6; 18:12, 13; Luke 15:4 ↩
  13. 13. Ezekiel 34:4 Or ruled ↩
  14. 14. Ezekiel 34:5 Num 27:17; 2 Chr 18:16; Jer 10:21; 23:2; 50:6, 7; Matt 9:36; Mark 6:34 ↩
  15. 15. Ezekiel 34:5 Ezek 34:8, 28 ↩
  16. 16. Ezekiel 34:6 Jer 40:11, 12; Ezek 7:16; 1 Pet 2:25 ↩
  17. 17. Ezekiel 34:6 John 10:16 ↩
  18. 18. Ezekiel 34:6 Ps 142:4 ↩
  19. 19. Ezekiel 34:8 Acts 20:29 ↩
  20. 20. Ezekiel 34:10 Jer 21:13; Ezek 5:8; 13:8; 34:2; Zech 10:3 ↩
  21. 21. Ezekiel 34:10 Or flock ↩
  22. 22. Ezekiel 34:10 Lit from their hand ↩
  23. 23. Ezekiel 34:10 1 Sam 2:29, 30; Jer 52:24-27 ↩
  24. 24. Ezekiel 34:10 Lit pasture, and so throughout the ch ↩
  25. 25. Ezekiel 34:10 Ps 72:12-14; Ezek 13:23 ↩
  26. 26. Ezekiel 34:11 Ezek 11:17; 20:41 ↩
  27. 27. Ezekiel 34:12 Jer 31:10 ↩
  28. 28. Ezekiel 34:12 Or flock ↩
  29. 29. Ezekiel 34:12 Is 40:11; 56:8; Jer 23:3; 31:8; Luke 19:10; John 10:16 ↩
  30. 30. Ezekiel 34:12 Or flock ↩
  31. 31. Ezekiel 34:12 Jer 13:16; Ezek 30:3; Joel 2:2 ↩
  32. 32. Ezekiel 34:13 Ezek 34:23; 36:29, 30; Mic 7:14 ↩
  33. 33. Ezekiel 34:13 Is 30:25 ↩
  34. 34. Ezekiel 34:14 Ps 23:2; Jer 31:12-14, 25; John 10:9 ↩
  35. 35. Ezekiel 34:14 Lit fat ↩
  36. 36. Ezekiel 34:14 Ezek 28:25, 26; 36:29, 30 ↩
  37. 37. Ezekiel 34:15 Ps 23:1, 2; Ezek 34:23 ↩
  38. 38. Ezekiel 34:15 Lit let them lie down ↩
  39. 39. Ezekiel 34:16 Is 10:16 ↩
  40. 40. Ezekiel 34:16 Is 49:26 ↩
  41. 41. Ezekiel 34:17 Ezek 20:38; 34:20-22; Mal 4:1; Matt 25:32 ↩
  42. 42. Ezekiel 34:17 Or lamb ↩
  43. 43. Ezekiel 34:18 Num 16:9, 13; 2 Sam 7:19; Is 7:13 ↩
  44. 44. Ezekiel 34:21 Deut 33:17; Dan 8:4; Luke 13:14-16 ↩
  45. 45. Ezekiel 34:21 Or sick ↩
  46. 46. Ezekiel 34:21 Lit to the outside ↩
  47. 47. Ezekiel 34:22 Ps 72:12-14; Jer 23:3; Ezek 34:10 ↩
  48. 48. Ezekiel 34:23 Rev 7:17 ↩
  49. 49. Ezekiel 34:23 Is 40:11; John 10:11 ↩
  50. 50. Ezekiel 34:23 Jer 30:9; Ezek 37:24 ↩
  51. 51. Ezekiel 34:24 Is 55:3; Jer 30:9; Ezek 37:24, 25; Hos 3:5 ↩
  52. 52. Ezekiel 34:25 Ezek 16:60; 20:37; 37:26 ↩
  53. 53. Ezekiel 34:25 Job 5:22, 23; Is 11:6-9 ↩
  54. 54. Ezekiel 34:25 Jer 33:16; Ezek 28:26; 34:27, 28 ↩
  55. 55. Ezekiel 34:26 Gen 12:2; Ezek 34:14 ↩
  56. 56. Ezekiel 34:26 Deut 11:13-15; 28:12 ↩
  57. 57. Ezekiel 34:26 Lev 25:21; Is 44:3 ↩
  58. 58. Ezekiel 34:27 Ezek 38:8, 11 ↩
  59. 59. Ezekiel 34:27 Lev 26:13; Is 52:2, 3; Jer 30:8 ↩
  60. 60. Ezekiel 34:28 Jer 30:10; Ezek 39:26 ↩
  61. 61. Ezekiel 34:29 Is 4:2; 60:21; 61:3 ↩
  62. 62. Ezekiel 34:29 Ezek 34:26, 27; 36:29 ↩
  63. 63. Ezekiel 34:29 Lit those gathered ↩
  64. 64. Ezekiel 34:29 Ezek 36:6, 15 ↩
  65. 65. Ezekiel 34:30 Ps 46:7, 11; Ezek 14:11; 36:28 ↩
  66. 66. Ezekiel 34:31 Ps 78:52; 80:1; Ezek 36:38 ↩
  67. 67. Ezekiel 34:31 As in MT; LXX you are sheep of My flock, and ↩
  68. 68. Ezekiel 34:31 Ps 100:3; Jer 23:1 ↩

Commentaries on Ezekiel 34

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