Revised Version 1895
Ezekiel 34:2-19
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?
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.
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;
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.
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.
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.
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?
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
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