Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 34

1And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012against the shepherdsרוֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֩ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069unto the shepherdsלָרֹעִ֜יםla.ro.'ImH7462;Woeה֤וֹיHoH1945beto the shepherdsרֹעֵֽי־ro.'ei-H7462of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478that do feedרֹעִ֣יםro.'ImH7462themselves! should not the shepherdsיִרְע֖וּyir.'UH7462feedהָרֹעִֽים׃ha.ro.'ImH7462the flocksהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629?

3Ye eatתֹּאכֵ֙לוּ֙to.Khe.luH398the fatהַחֵ֤לֶבha.Che.levH2459,and ye clotheתִּלְבָּ֔שׁוּtil.Ba.shuH3847you with the woolהַצֶּ֣מֶרha.Tze.merH6785,ye killתִּזְבָּ֑חוּtiz.Ba.chuH2076them that are fedהַבְּרִיאָ֖הha.be.ri.'AhH1277: butye feedתִרְעֽוּ׃tir.'UH7462not the flockהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629.

4The diseasedהַנַּחְלוֹת֩ha.nach.lOtH2470have ye not strengthenedחִזַּקְתֶּ֜םchi.zak.TemH2388,neither have ye healedרִפֵּאתֶ֗םri.pe.TemH7495that which was sickהַחוֹלָ֣הha.cho.LahH2470,neither have ye bound upחֲבַשְׁתֶּ֔םcha.vash.TemH2280that which wasbrokenוְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֙רֶת֙ve.la.nish.Be.retH7665,neither have ye brought againהֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֔םha.she.vo.TemH7725that which was driven awayהַנִּדַּ֙חַת֙ha.ni.Da.chatH5080,neither have ye soughtבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֑םvi.kash.TemH1245that which was lostהָאֹבֶ֖דֶתha.'o.Ve.detH6;but with forceוּבְחָזְקָ֛הu.ve.cha.ze.KahH2394and with crueltyוּבְפָֽרֶךְ׃u.ve.Fa.rekhH6531have ye ruledרְדִיתֶ֥םre.di.TemH7287them.

5And they were scatteredוַתְּפוּצֶ֖ינָהva.te.fu.Tzei.nahH6327, because there isno shepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462:and they became meatלְאָכְלָ֛הle.'okh.LahH402to all the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,when they were scatteredוַתְּפוּצֶֽינָה׃va.te.fu.Tzei.nahH6327.

6My sheepצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629wanderedיִשְׁגּ֤וּyish.GuH7686through all the mountainsהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and upon every highרָמָ֑הra.MahH7311hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389:yea, my flockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629was scatteredנָפֹ֣צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327upon all the faceפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,and none did searchדּוֹרֵ֖שׁdo.ReshH1875or seekמְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃me.va.KeshH1245after them.

7Therefore, ye shepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

8AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻ֣ם׀ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,surely because my flockצֹאנִ֣י׀tzo.NiH6629became a preyלָבַ֡זla.VazH957,and my flockצֹאנִ֨יtzo.NiH6629became meatלְאָכְלָ֜הle.'okh.LahH402to every beastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, because there wasno shepherdרֹעֶ֔הro.'EhH7462,neither did my shepherdsרֹעַ֖יro.'AiH7462searchדָרְשׁ֥וּda.re.ShuH1875for my flockצֹאנִ֑יtzo.NiH6629,but the shepherdsוַיִּרְע֤וּvai.yir.'UH7462fedהָֽרֹעִים֙ha.ro.'ImH7462themselves, and fedרָעֽוּ׃ סra.'UH7462not my flockצֹאנִ֖יtzo.NiH6629;

9Therefore, O ye shepherdsהָֽרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

10Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069; Behold, I amagainst the shepherdsהָרֹעִ֜יםha.ro.'ImH7462;and I will requireוְֽדָרַשְׁתִּ֧יve.da.rash.TiH1875my flockצֹאנִ֣יtzo.NiH6629at their handמִיָּדָ֗םmi.ya.DamH3027,and cause them to ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּים֙ve.hish.ba.TimH7673from feedingמֵרְע֣וֹתme.re.'otH7462the flockצֹ֔אןTzonH6629;neither shall the shepherdsיִרְע֥וּyir.'UH7462feedהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462themselves any more; for I will deliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֤יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337my flockצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629from their mouthמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310,that they may not be meatלְאָכְלָֽה׃ סle.'okh.LahH402for them.

11For thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069; Behold, I, evenI, will both searchוְדָרַשְׁתִּ֥יve.da.rash.TiH1875my sheepצֹאנִ֖יtzo.NiH6629,and seek them outוּבִקַּרְתִּֽים׃u.vi.kar.TimH1239.

12As a shepherdרֹעֶ֨הro.'EhH7462seeketh outכְּבַקָּרַת֩ke.va.ka.RatH1243his flockעֶדְר֜וֹed.RoH5739in the dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117that he is amongבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432his sheepצֹאנוֹ֙tzo.NoH6629that arescatteredנִפְרָשׁ֔וֹתnif.ra.ShotH6567;so will I seek outאֲבַקֵּ֣ר'a.va.KerH1239my sheepצֹאנִ֑יtzo.NiH6629,and will deliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֣יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337them out of all placesהַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ha.me.ko.MotH4725where they have been scatteredנָפֹ֣צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327in the cloudyעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051and darkוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

13And I will bring them outוְהוֹצֵאתִ֣יםve.ho.tze.TimH3318from the peopleהָעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971,and gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּים֙ve.ki.batz.TimH6908them from the countriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,and will bringוַהֲבִיאֹתִ֖יםva.ha.vi.'o.TimH935them to their own landאַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.TamH127,and feedוּרְעִיתִים֙u.re.'i.TimH7462them upon the mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478by the riversבָּאֲפִיקִ֕יםba.'a.fi.KimH650,and in all the inhabited placesמוֹשְׁבֵ֥יmo.she.VeiH4186of the countryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

14I will feedאֶרְעֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7462them in a goodטּוֹב֙tOvH2896pastureבְּמִרְעֶה־be.mir.'eh-H4829,and upon the highמְרֽוֹם־me.rom-H4791mountainsוּבְהָרֵ֥יu.ve.ha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall their foldנְוֵהֶ֑םne.ve.HemH5116be: there shall they lieתִּרְבַּ֙צְנָה֙tir.Batz.nahH7257in a goodטּ֔וֹבTovH2896foldבְּנָ֣וֶהbe.Na.vehH5116, and ina fatשָׁמֵ֛ןsha.MenH8082pastureוּמִרְעֶ֥הu.mir.'EhH4829shall they feedתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7462upon the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15I will feedאֶרְעֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7462my flockצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629,and I will cause them to lie downאַרְבִּיצֵ֔ם'ar.bi.TzemH7257,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

16I will seekאֲבַקֵּשׁ֙'a.va.KeshH1245that which was lostהָאֹבֶ֤דֶתha.'o.Ve.detH6,and bring againאָשִׁ֔יב'a.ShivH7725that which was driven awayהַנִּדַּ֣חַתha.ni.Da.chatH5080,and will bind upאֶחֱבֹ֔שׁ'e.che.VoshH2280that which wasbrokenוְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֣רֶתve.la.nish.Be.retH7665,and will strengthenאֲחַזֵּ֑ק'a.cha.ZekH2388that which was sickהַחוֹלָ֖הha.cho.LahH2470:but I will destroyאַשְׁמִ֖יד'ash.MidH8045the fatהַשְּׁמֵנָ֧הha.she.me.NahH8082and the strongהַחֲזָקָ֛הha.cha.za.KahH2389;I will feedאֶרְעֶ֥נָּה'er.'E.nahH7462them with judgmentבְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ve.mish.PatH4941.

17And as foryouוְאַתֵּ֣נָהve.'a.Te.nahH859,O my flockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629,thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069;Behold, I judgeשֹׁפֵט֙sho.FetH8199between cattleשֶׂ֣הsehH7716and cattleלָשֶׂ֔הla.SehH7716,between the ramsלָאֵילִ֖יםla.'ei.LimH352and the he goatsוְלָעַתּוּדִֽים׃ve.la.'a.tu.DimH6260.

18Seemeth ita small thingהַמְעַ֣טham.'AtH4592unto you to have eaten upתִּרְע֔וּtir.'UH7462the goodהַטּוֹב֙ha.tOvH2896pastureהַמִּרְעֶ֤הha.mir.'EhH4829,but ye must tread downתִּרְמְס֖וּtir.me.SuH7429with your feetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272the residueוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of your pasturesמִרְעֵיכֶ֔םmir.'ei.KhemH4829?and to have drunkתִּשְׁתּ֔וּtish.TuH8354of the deepוּמִשְׁקַע־u.mish.ka'-H4950watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,but ye must foulתִּרְפֹּשֽׂוּן׃tir.po.SunH7515the residueהַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔יםha.No.ta.RimH3498with your feetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272?

19And as formy flockוְצֹאנִ֑יve.tzo.NiH6629,they eatתִּרְעֶ֔ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7462that which ye have troddenמִרְמַ֤סmir.MasH4823with your feetרַגְלֵיכֶם֙rag.lei.KhemH7272;and they drinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽינָה׃ סtish.Tei.nahH8354that which ye have fouledוּמִרְפַּ֥שׂu.mir.PasH4833with your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םrag.lei.KhemH7272.

20Therefore thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069unto them; Behold, I, evenI, will judgeוְשָֽׁפַטְתִּי֙ve.sha.fa.TiH8199between the fatבִרְיָ֔הvir.YahH1274cattleשֶׂ֣הsehH7716and between the leanרָזָֽה׃ra.ZahH7330cattleשֶׂ֖הsehH7716.

21Because ye have thrustתֶּהְדֹּ֔פוּteh.Do.fuH1920with sideבְּצַ֤דbe.TzadH6654and with shoulderוּבְכָתֵף֙u.ve.kha.TefH3802,and pushedתְּנַגְּח֖וּte.na.ge.ChuH5055all the diseasedהַנַּחְל֑וֹתha.nach.LotH2470with your hornsוּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥םu.ve.kar.nei.KhemH7161,till ye have scatteredהֲפִיצוֹתֶ֛םha.fi.tzo.TemH6327them abroadהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351;

22Therefore will I saveוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.TiH3467my flockלְצֹאנִ֔יle.tzo.NiH6629,and they shall no more be a preyלָבַ֑זla.VazH957;and I will judgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.TiH8199between cattleשֶׂ֖הsehH7716and cattleלָשֶֽׂה׃la.SehH7716.

23And I will set upוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259shepherdרֹעֶ֤הro.'EhH7462over them, and he shall feedוְרָעָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7462them, evenmy servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֑ידda.VidH1732;he shall feedיִרְעֶ֣הyir.'EhH7462them, and he shall be their shepherdלְרֹעֶֽה׃le.ro.'EhH7462.

24And I Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will be their Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430,and my servantוְעַבְדִּ֥יve.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732a princeנָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'H5387amongבְתוֹכָ֑םve.to.KhamH8432them; I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068have spokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃di.Bar.tiH1696it.

25And I will makeוְכָרַתִּ֤יve.kha.ra.TiH3772with them a covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965,and will cause the evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451beastsחַיָּֽה־chai.yah-H2416to ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥יve.hish.ba.TiH7673out of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and they shall dwellוְיָשְׁב֤וּve.ya.she.VuH3427safelyלָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachH983in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּר֙va.mid.BarH4057,and sleepוְיָשְׁנ֖וּve.ya.she.NuH3462in the woodsבַּיְּעָרִֽים׃bai.ye.'a.RimH3264 H3293.

26And I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414them and the places round aboutוּסְבִיב֥וֹתu.se.vi.VotH5439my hillגִּבְעָתִ֖יgiv.'a.TiH1389a blessingבְּרָכָ֑הbe.ra.KhahH1293;and I will cause the showerהַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ha.Ge.shemH1653to come downוְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤יve.ho.rad.TiH3381in his seasonבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256;there shall be showersגִּשְׁמֵ֥יgish.MeiH1653of blessingבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293.

27And the treeעֵ֨ץ'etzH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704shall yieldוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414her fruitפִּרְי֗וֹpir.YoH6529,and the earthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shall yieldתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414her increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981,and they shall be safeלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983in their landאַדְמָתָ֖ם'ad.ma.TamH127,and shall knowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,when I have brokenבְּשִׁבְרִי֙be.shiv.RiH7665the bandsמֹט֣וֹתmo.TotH4133of their yokeעֻלָּ֔ם'u.LamH5923,and deliveredוְהִ֨צַּלְתִּ֔יםve.Hi.tzal.TimH5337them out of the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of those that servedהָעֹבְדִ֥יםha.'oe.DimH5647themselves of them.

28And they shall no more be a preyבַּז֙bazH957to the heathenלַגּוֹיִ֔םla.go.YimH1471,neither shall the beastוְחַיַּ֥תve.chai.YatH2416of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776devourתֹאכְלֵ֑םtokh.LemH398them; but they shall dwellוְיָשְׁב֥וּve.ya.she.VuH3427safelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983, and none shall make themafraidמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729.

29And I will raise upוַהֲקִמֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965for them a plantמַטָּ֖עma.Ta'H4302of renownלְשֵׁ֑םle.ShemH8034,and they shall be no more consumedאֲסֻפֵ֤י'a.su.FeiH622with hungerרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,neither bearיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375the shameכְּלִמַּ֥תke.li.MatH3639of the heathenהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471any more.

30Thus shall they knowוְיָדְע֗וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430am with them, and that they, eventhe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, aremy peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

31And yeH859my flockצֹאנִ֛יtzo.NiH6629,the flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of my pastureמַרְעִיתִ֖יmar.'i.TiH4830, aremenאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120, and I amyour Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ פYah.wehH3069.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 34