Ezekiel 34:12

Ezekiel 34:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
• New International Version (NIV)As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day.

Context of Ezekiel 34:12

10Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require My flock at their hand; I will cause them to cease feeding the sheep, and the shepherds shall feed themselves no more; for I will deliver My flock from their mouths, that they may no longer be food for them.” 11‘For thus says the Lord God: “Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day. 13And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14I will feed them in good pasture, and their fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel. There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

Ezekiel 34:12 word by word

כְּבַקָּרַת֩ רֹעֶ֨ה עֶדְר֜וֹ בְּיוֹם־הֱיוֹת֤וֹ בְתוֹךְ־צֹאנוֹ֙ נִפְרָשׁ֔וֹת כֵּ֖ן אֲבַקֵּ֣ר אֶת־צֹאנִ֑י וְהִצַּלְתִּ֣י אֶתְהֶ֗ם מִכָּל־הַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָפֹ֣צוּ שָׁ֔ם בְּי֥וֹם עָנָ֖ן וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• As a shepherdרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• seeketh outבַּקָּרָהbaqqârâh · seekingH1243
• his flockעֵ֫דֶר‛êder · flockH5739
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that he is amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• his sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• scatteredפָּרַשׁpârâsh · to declareH6567
• so will I seek outבָּקַרbâqar · to enquireH1239
• and will deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• them out of all placesמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• where they have been scatteredפּוּץpûts · to scatterH6327
• in the cloudyעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• and darkעֲרָפֶל‛ărâphel · cloudH6205

Cross-references for Ezekiel 34:12

• 1 Samuel 17:34But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,
• Luke 15:4“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?
• John 10:11“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
• Ezekiel 30:3For the day is near, Even the day of the Lord is near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles.
• Isaiah 50:10“Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness And has no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord And rely upon his God.
• Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the Lord your God Before He causes darkness, And before your feet stumble On the dark mountains, And while you are looking for light, He turns it into the shadow of death And makes it dense darkness.
• Joel 2:1Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the Lord is coming, For it is at hand:
• Amos 5:18Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! For what good is the day of the Lord to you? It will be darkness, and not light.
• Zephaniah 1:15That day is a day of wrath, A day of trouble and distress, A day of devastation and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness,
• Acts 2:19I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 34:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Cloudy and dark day - Times of general distress and persecution; in such times the shepherd should be especially watchful.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The cloudy and dark day - Contrasted with the day in which the Lord will be among them like a shepherd to gather them together again.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-16Verses 7-16 The Lord declared that he intended mercy towards the scattered flock. Doubtless this, in the first place, had reference to the restoration of the Jews. It also represented the good Shepherd's tender care of the souls of his people. He finds them in their days of darkness and ignorance, and brings them to his fold. He comes to their relief in times of persecution and temptation. He leads them in the ways of righteousness, and causes them to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-16The dark and cloudy day, the day of judgment (compare Ezekiel 32:7–8), was over. Now God would bring his people back to the mountains of Israel, the center of the land promised to the patriarchs, and care for his sheep (see Psalm 23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. in the day that he is among--in the midst of (Hebrew) His sheep that had been scattered. Referring to Messiah's second advent, when He shall be "the glory in the midst of Israel" (Zec 2:5). in the cloudy ... day--the day of the nation's calamity (Joe 2:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 34:12

• Minister, Christian
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Cruelty
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Require
• Seek
• Cloud
• Ezekiel
• Sheep
• Shepherd
• Teach; Teacher; Teaching

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