Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 34

1And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012againstH5921theshepherdsרוֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012, andsayH559unto them,evenH3808to theshepherdsלָרֹעִ֜יםla.ro.'ImH7462,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Woeה֤וֹיHoH1945unto theshepherdsרֹעֵֽי־ro.'ei-H7462ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478that dofeedרֹעִ֣יםro.'ImH7462themselvesH5921! shouldnotH3808theshepherdsיִרְע֖וּyir.'UH7462feedהָרֹעִֽים׃ha.ro.'ImH7462thesheepהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629?

3Yeeatתֹּאכֵ֙לוּ֙to.Khe.luH398thefatהַחֵ֤לֶבha.Che.levH2459, and yeclotheתִּלְבָּ֔שׁוּtil.Ba.shuH3847youH3808with thewoolהַצֶּ֣מֶרha.Tze.merH6785, ye kill the fatlings; but yefeedH398notH3808thesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629.

4The diseased have yenotלֹ֨אlo'H3808strengthenedחִזַּקְתֶּ֜םchi.zak.TemH2388,neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808have yehealedרִפֵּאתֶ֗םri.pe.TemH7495that which wassickH2470,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808have yeboundחֲבַשְׁתֶּ֔םcha.vash.TemH2280upH853that which wasbrokenוְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֙רֶת֙ve.la.nish.Be.retH7665,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808have yebroughtH7725againH7725that which wasdrivenהַנִּדַּ֙חַת֙ha.ni.Da.chatH5080awayH7725,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808have yesoughtבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֑םvi.kash.TemH1245that which waslostהָאֹבֶ֖דֶתha.'o.Ve.detH6; but withforceוּבְחָזְקָ֛הu.ve.cha.ze.KahH2394and with rigour have ye ruled over them.

5And they werescatteredוַתְּפוּצֶ֖ינָהva.te.fu.Tzei.nahH6327,becauseH1097there wasnoH1097shepherdרֹעֶ֑הro.'EhH7462: and theybecameוַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָהva.tih.Yei.nahH1961meat toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thebeastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, and werescatteredוַתְּפוּצֶֽינָה׃va.te.fu.Tzei.nahH6327.

6Mysheepצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629wanderedיִשְׁגּ֤וּyish.GuH7686throughH5921allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605themountainsהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022, anduponH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highרָמָ֑הra.MahH7311hillH2022: yea, mysheepצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629werescatteredנָפֹ֣צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327uponH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thefaceפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776; and there wasnoneH369that didsearchH1245orseekמְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃me.va.KeshH1245afterH5921them.

7Therefore, yeshepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

8As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136,surelyאִם־'im-H518forasmuch as mysheepצֹאנִ֣י׀tzo.NiH6629becameהֱיֽוֹת־he.yot-H1961apreyלָבַ֡זla.VazH957, and mysheepצֹאנִ֨יtzo.NiH6629becameוַתִּֽהְיֶינָה֩va.tih.yei.NahH1961meat toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thebeastsחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282there wasnoH3808shepherdH7462,neitherH3808didH3808myshepherdsH7462searchדָרְשׁ֥וּda.re.ShuH1875for mysheepצֹאנִ֑יtzo.NiH6629, but theshepherdsH7462fed themselves, and fednotH3808mysheepצֹאנִ֖יtzo.NiH6629;

9therefore, yeshepherdsהָֽרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

10Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I amagainstאֶֽל־'el-H413theshepherdsH7462; and I willrequireוְֽדָרַשְׁתִּ֧יve.da.rash.TiH1875mysheepצֹאנִ֣יtzo.NiH6629at theirhandמִיָּדָ֗םmi.ya.DamH3027, andcauseH6310them toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּים֙ve.hish.ba.TimH7673from feeding thesheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629;neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall theshepherdsH7462feedH7462themselvesanyH5750moreH5750; and I willdeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֤יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337mysheepצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629from theirmouthמִפִּיהֶ֔םmi.pi.HemH6310, that they maynotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808be meat for them.

11Forthusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנְנִי־hi.ni-H2005, Imyselfאָ֕נִי'A.niH589,evenכִּ֛יkiH3588I, willsearchוְדָרַשְׁתִּ֥יve.da.rash.TiH1875for mysheepצֹאנִ֖יtzo.NiH6629, and willseekH1875themoutאֶת־'et-H853.

12As ashepherdרֹעֶ֨הro.'EhH7462seekethoutH3605hisflockH6629in thedayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117that he is among hissheepH6629that arescatteredנָפֹ֣צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327abroad,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651will Iseekאֲבַקֵּ֣ר'a.va.KerH1239outH3605mysheepH6629; and I willdeliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֣יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337themoutH3605ofallH3605placesהַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ha.me.ko.MotH4725whither they have beenscatteredH6327in thecloudyעָנָ֖ן'a.NanH6051anddarkוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃va.'a.ra.FelH6205dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

13And I willbringוַהֲבִיאֹתִ֖יםva.ha.vi.'o.TimH935themoutוְהוֹצֵאתִ֣יםve.ho.tze.TimH3318from thepeoplesהָעַמִּ֗יםha.'a.MimH5971, andgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּים֙ve.ki.batz.TimH6908them from thecountriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, and willbringH935themintoH413their ownlandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776; and I willfeedוּרְעִיתִים֙u.re.'i.TimH7462themuponH935themountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, by the watercourses, and inallוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605theinhabitedH4186placesH4186of thecountryH2022.

14I willfeedאֶרְעֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7462them withgoodטּוֹב֙tOvH2896pastureבְּמִרְעֶה־be.mir.'eh-H4829, anduponH1961themountainsוּבְהָרֵ֥יu.ve.ha.ReiH2022of theheightמְרֽוֹם־me.rom-H4791ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall their fold be: there shall theylieתִּרְבַּ֙צְנָה֙tir.Batz.nahH7257downH7257in agoodטּ֔וֹבTovH2896fold, and on fatpastureוּמִרְעֶ֥הu.mir.'EhH4829shall theyfeedתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7462uponH1961themountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15ImyselfH589willfeedאֶרְעֶ֤ה'er.'EhH7462mysheepצֹאנִי֙tzo.NiH6629, and I will cause them tolieאַרְבִּיצֵ֔ם'ar.bi.TzemH7257downH7257, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

16I willseekאֲבַקֵּשׁ֙'a.va.KeshH1245that which waslostהָאֹבֶ֤דֶתha.'o.Ve.detH6, and willbringאָשִׁ֔יב'a.ShivH7725againH7725that which wasdrivenהַנִּדַּ֣חַתha.ni.Da.chatH5080awayH7725, and willbindאֶחֱבֹ֔שׁ'e.che.VoshH2280upH853that which wasbrokenוְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֣רֶתve.la.nish.Be.retH7665, and willstrengthenH2388that which wassickהַחוֹלָ֖הha.cho.LahH2470: and the fat and thestrongאֲחַזֵּ֑ק'a.cha.ZekH2388I willdestroyאַשְׁמִ֖יד'ash.MidH8045; I willfeedאֶרְעֶ֥נָּה'er.'E.nahH7462them injudgmentבְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ve.mish.PatH4941.

17And as foryouוְאַתֵּ֣נָהve.'a.Te.nahH859, O myflockצֹאנִ֔יtzo.NiH6629,thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136:Beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005, Ijudgeשֹׁפֵט֙sho.FetH8199betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996cattle and cattle, as well theramsלָאֵילִ֖יםla.'ei.LimH352as the he-goats.

18Seemeth it asmallH4592thingH4592untoyouH853to have fed upon thegoodהַטּוֹב֙ha.tOvH2896pastureהַמִּרְעֶ֤הha.mir.'EhH4829, but yemustH853treadH7429downH7429with yourfeetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272the residue of yourpastureמִרְעֵיכֶ֔םmir.'ei.KhemH4829? and to havedrunkתִּשְׁתּ֔וּtish.TuH8354of theclearוּמִשְׁקַע־u.mish.ka'-H4950watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, but yemustH853foul the residue with yourfeetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272?

19And as for mysheepוְצֹאנִ֑יve.tzo.NiH6629, they eat that which ye have trodden with yourfeetרַגְלֵיכֶם֙rag.lei.KhemH7272, and theydrinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽינָה׃ סtish.Tei.nahH8354that which ye have fouled with yourfeetרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םrag.lei.KhemH7272.

20Thereforethusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136unto them:Beholdהִנְנִי־hi.ni-H2005, I,evenלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651I,judgeוְשָֽׁפַטְתִּי֙ve.sha.fa.TiH8199betweenH996the fat cattle and theleanרָזָֽה׃ra.ZahH7330cattle.

21Becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282yethrustתֶּהְדֹּ֔פוּteh.Do.fuH1920withsideH3802and withshoulderוּבְכָתֵף֙u.ve.kha.TefH3802, andpushתְּנַגְּח֖וּte.na.ge.ChuH5055allכָּל־kol-H3605the diseased with yourhornsוּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥םu.ve.kar.nei.KhemH7161,tillעַ֣ד'adH5704ye havescatteredהֲפִיצוֹתֶ֛םha.fi.tzo.TemH6327themabroadהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351;

22therefore will Isaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.TiH3467myflockלְצֹאנִ֔יle.tzo.NiH6629, and they shallnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750be apreyלָבַ֑זla.VazH957; and I willjudgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.TiH8199betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996cattle and cattle.

23And I willsetH6965upH6965oneshepherdרֹעֶ֤הro.'EhH7462over them, and he shallfeedוְרָעָ֣הve.ra.'AhH7462them,evenH853myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֑ידda.VidH1732; he shallfeedיִרְעֶ֣הyir.'EhH7462them, and he shall be theirshepherdלְרֹעֶֽה׃le.ro.'EhH7462.

24And I theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068will be theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430, and myservantוְעַבְדִּ֥יve.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732princeנָשִׂ֣יאna.Si'H5387among them; I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068havespokenדִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃di.Bar.tiH1696it.

25And I willmakeוְכָרַתִּ֤יve.kha.ra.TiH3772with them acovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965, and will causeevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451beastsחַיָּֽה־chai.yah-H2416toceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥יve.hish.ba.TiH7673outמִן־min-H4480of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and they shalldwellוְיָשְׁב֤וּve.ya.she.VuH3427securelyלָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachH983in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּר֙va.mid.BarH4057, andsleepוְיָשְׁנ֖וּve.ya.she.NuH3462in thewoodsבַּיְּעָרִֽים׃bai.ye.'a.RimH3293.

26And I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414them and theplacesH5439roundH5439aboutH1961myhillגִּבְעָתִ֖יgiv.'a.TiH1389ablessingבְּרָכָ֑הbe.ra.KhahH1293; and I willcauseH5414theshowerהַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ha.Ge.shemH1653tocomeH1961downוְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤יve.ho.rad.TiH3381initsH5414seasonבְּעִתּ֔וֹbe.'i.ToH6256; there shall beshowersגִּשְׁמֵ֥יgish.MeiH1653ofblessingבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293.

27And thetreeעֵ֨ץ'etzH6086of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704shallyieldH5414itsH5414fruitפִּרְי֗וֹpir.YoH6529, and theearthH776shallyieldH5414herH5921increaseיְבוּלָ֔הּye.vu.LahH2981, and they shall besecureלָבֶ֑טַחla.Ve.tachH983in theirlandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776; and they shallknowוְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, when I havebrokenבְּשִׁבְרִי֙be.shiv.RiH7665thebarsמֹט֣וֹתmo.TotH4133of theiryokeעֻלָּ֔ם'u.LamH5923, and havedeliveredוְהִ֨צַּלְתִּ֔יםve.Hi.tzal.TimH5337themoutH3045of thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofthoseH5921thatservedהָעֹבְדִ֥יםha.'oe.DimH5647themselvesH5921of them.

28And they shallnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֥וֹדodH5750be apreyבַּז֙bazH957to the heathen,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall thebeastוְחַיַּ֥תve.chai.YatH2416of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776devourתֹאכְלֵ֑םtokh.LemH398them; but they shalldwellוְיָשְׁב֥וּve.ya.she.VuH3427securelyלָבֶ֖טַחla.Ve.tachH983, andnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369shallmakeH2729themafraidH2729.

29And I willraiseH6965upH6965unto them a plantation forrenownלְשֵׁ֑םle.ShemH8034, and they shall benoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreH5750consumed withfamineרָעָב֙ra.'AvH7458in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808bearיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375theshameכְּלִמַּ֥תke.li.MatH3639of the heathenanyH5750moreH5750.

30And they shallknowוְיָדְע֗וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I theLORDH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430am with them, and that they, thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, are mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971, saith theLordH3068GODH430.

31And ye mysheepצֹאנִ֛יtzo.NiH6629, thesheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of mypastureמַרְעִיתִ֖יmar.'i.TiH4830, aremenאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120, and I am yourGodאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH430.

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