Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 34:7-16

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.

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