Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 34:2-10

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.

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