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Ezekiel 34:9-16

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.

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