Ezekiel 34:19

Ezekiel 34:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
• New International Version (NIV)Must my flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And must my sheep eat what you have trodden with your feet, and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And as for My flock, they eat what you have trampled with your feet, and they drink what you have fouled with your feet.”

Context of Ezekiel 34:19

17“And as for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says to his people: I will judge between one animal of the flock and another, separating the sheep from the goats. 18Isn’t it enough for you to keep the best of the pastures for yourselves? Must you also trample down the rest? Isn’t it enough for you to drink clear water for yourselves? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? Why must my flock eat what you have trampled down and drink water you have fouled? 20“Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will surely judge between the fat sheep and the scrawny sheep. 21For you fat sheep pushed and butted and crowded my sick and hungry flock until you scattered them to distant lands.

Ezekiel 34:19 word by word

וְצֹאנִ֑י מִרְמַ֤ס רַגְלֵיכֶם֙ תִּרְעֶ֔ינָה וּמִרְפַּ֥שׂ רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם תִּשְׁתֶּֽינָה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• my flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• they eatרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• that which ye have troddenמִרְמָסmirmâs · tramplingH4823
• with your feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• and they drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• that which ye have fouledמַרְפֵּשׂmirpâώ · mudH4833

Commentaries on Ezekiel 34:19

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-31Verses 17-31 The whole nation seemed to be the Lord's flock, yet they were very different characters; but he knew how to distinguish between them. By good pastures and deep waters, are meant the pure word of God and the dispensing of justice. The latter verses, 23-31, prophesy of Christ, and of the most glorious times of his church on earth. Under Him, as the good Shepherd, the church would be a blessing to all around. Christ, though excellent in himself…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-19The goats were the powerful, unrighteous members of the community.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-1918-19. Not content with appropriating to their own use the goods of others, they from mere wantonness spoiled what they did not use, so as to be of no use to the owners. deep waters--that is, "limpid," as deep waters are generally clear. Grotius explains the image as referring to the usuries with which the rich ground the poor (Eze 22:12; Is 24:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 34:19

• Minister, Christian

In the dictionaries

• Cruelty
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Require
• Seek
• Ezekiel
• Foul
• 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