Ezekiel · Revised Version with Apocrypha
Ezekiel 34 Revised Version with Apocrypha
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1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
1 Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, even to the shepherds, Thus saith the Lord GOD: Woe unto the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the sheep?
2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and tell them, even the shepherds, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed the sheep?
3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill the fatlings; but ye feed not the sheep.
3 You eat the fat. You clothe yourself with the wool. You kill the fatlings, but you don’t feed the sheep.
4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigour have ye ruled over them.
4 You haven’t strengthened the diseased. You haven’t healed that which was sick. You haven’t bound up that which was broken. You haven’t brought back that which was driven away. You haven’t sought that which was lost, but you have ruled over them with force and with rigor.
5 And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.
5 They were scattered, because there was no shepherd. They became food to all the animals of the field, and were scattered.
6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my sheep were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and there was none that did search or seek [after them].
6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill. Yes, my sheep were scattered on all the surface of the earth. There was no one who searched or sought.”
7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
7 “‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear Yahweh’s word:
8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely forasmuch as my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became meat to all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my sheep;
8 “As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “surely because my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the animals of the field, because there was no shepherd, and my shepherds didn’t search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and didn’t feed my sheep,
9 therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
9 therefore, you shepherds, hear Yahweh’s word!”
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my sheep at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the sheep; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; and I will deliver my sheep from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
10 The Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I am against the shepherds. I will require my sheep at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the sheep. The shepherds won’t feed themselves any more. I will deliver my sheep from their mouth, that they may not be food for them.”
11 For thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I myself, even I, will search for my sheep, and will seek them out.
11 “‘For the Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I myself, even I, will search for my sheep, and will seek them out.
12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep; and I will deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so I will seek out my sheep. I will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
13 And I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them upon the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
13 I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
14 I will feed them with good pasture, and upon the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold, and on fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
14 I will feed them with good pasture, and their fold will be on the mountains of the height of Israel. There they will lie down in a good fold. They will feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
15 I myself will feed my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.
15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down,” says the Lord Yahweh.
16 I will seek that which was lost, and will bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: and the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in judgment.
16 “I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will feed them in justice.”’
17 And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, as well the rams as the he-goats.
17 “As for you, O my flock, the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, the rams and the male goats.
18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?
18 Does it seem a small thing to you to have fed on the good pasture, but you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? And to have drunk of the clear waters, but must you foul the residue with your feet?
19 And as for my sheep, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
19 As for my sheep, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet.’
20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them: Behold, I, even I, judge between the fat cattle and the lean cattle.
20 “Therefore the Lord Yahweh says to them: ‘Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
21 Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;
21 Because you thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, until you have scattered them abroad,
22 therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.
22 therefore I will save my flock, and they will no more be a prey. I will judge between sheep and sheep.
23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
23 I will set up one shepherd over them, and he will feed them, even my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be their shepherd.
24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.
24 I, Yahweh, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them. I, Yahweh, have spoken it.
25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
25 “‘I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil animals to cease out of the land. They will dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.
26 I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing. I will cause the shower to come down in its season. There will be showers of blessing.
27 And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be secure in their land; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.
27 The tree of the field will yield its fruit, and the earth will yield its increase, and they will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those who made slaves of them.
28 And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid.
28 They will no more be a prey to the nations, neither will the animals of the earth devour them; but they will dwell securely, and no one will make them afraid.
29 And I will raise up unto them a plantation for renown, and they shall be no more consumed with famine in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.
29 I will raise up to them a plantation for renown, and they will no more be consumed with famine in the land, and not bear the shame of the nations any more.
30 And they shall know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD.
30 They will know that I, Yahweh, their God am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, says the Lord Yahweh.
31 And ye my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.
31 You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God,’ says the Lord Yahweh.”
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 2 Jeremiah 23:1; Jeremiah 3:15; Isaiah 40:11; Luke 20:46–47; Ezekiel 34:8–10
- 3 Zechariah 11:16; 2 Kings 21:16; Isaiah 1:15; 1 Kings 21:13–16; Isaiah 56:11–12
- 4 Matthew 18:12–13; Matthew 9:36; Ezekiel 34:16; Matthew 10:6; Zechariah 11:15–16
- 5 Matthew 9:36; 2 Chronicles 18:16; Ezekiel 34:8; Jeremiah 23:2; 1 Kings 22:17
- 6 1 Peter 2:25; Psalm 142:4; Ezekiel 7:16; John 10:16; Jeremiah 40:11–12
- 7 Jeremiah 13:18; Isaiah 1:10; Matthew 23:13–36; Jeremiah 22:2–3; Jeremiah 13:13
- 8 2 Peter 2:13; Ezekiel 34:18; 1 Corinthians 9:15; Jude 12; Ezekiel 34:2–3
- 10 Zechariah 10:3; Ezekiel 34:2; Ezekiel 13:8; Jeremiah 21:13; Hebrews 13:17
- 11 Luke 19:10; John 10:16; Isaiah 40:10–11; Jeremiah 23:3; Jeremiah 31:8
- 12 John 10:11–12; Isaiah 40:11; Luke 19:10; Luke 15:4–6; Ezekiel 30:3
- 13 Ezekiel 28:25–26; Ezekiel 11:17; Isaiah 11:11–16; Zephaniah 3:19–20; Psalm 106:47
- 14 John 10:9; Jeremiah 31:25; Psalm 23:1–2; Jeremiah 31:12–14; Ezekiel 36:29–30
- 15 Psalm 23:1–2; Jeremiah 3:15; John 21:15; Ezekiel 34:23; Isaiah 11:6–7
- 16 Luke 19:10; Ezekiel 34:4; Ezekiel 34:11; Isaiah 49:26; Luke 15:4–7
- 17 Ezekiel 34:20–22; Zechariah 10:3; Matthew 25:32–33; Ezekiel 20:37–38
- 18 Matthew 23:13; Luke 11:52; 2 Samuel 7:19; Numbers 16:13; Numbers 16:9
- 20 Psalm 22:12–16; Ezekiel 34:10; Matthew 25:31–46; Ezekiel 34:17
- 21 Luke 13:14–16; Ezekiel 34:3–5; Zechariah 11:16–17; Zechariah 11:5; Deuteronomy 33:17
- 22 Jeremiah 23:2–3; Psalm 72:12–14; Ezekiel 34:10; Zechariah 11:7–9
- 23 Ezekiel 37:24–25; Jeremiah 30:9; Isaiah 40:11; John 10:11; Hosea 3:5
- 24 Ezekiel 36:28; Jeremiah 31:33; Jeremiah 23:5–6; Ezekiel 37:27; Revelation 21:3
- 25 Isaiah 11:6–9; Ezekiel 37:26; Leviticus 26:6; Psalm 4:8; Jeremiah 33:16
- 26 Deuteronomy 28:12; Isaiah 44:3; Leviticus 26:4; Psalm 68:9; Genesis 12:2
- 27 Jeremiah 30:8; Leviticus 26:13; Leviticus 26:4; Isaiah 52:2–3; Psalm 92:12–14
- 28 Jeremiah 46:27; Jeremiah 30:10; Ezekiel 39:26; Ezekiel 36:15; Ezekiel 34:29
- 29 Ezekiel 36:29; Isaiah 4:2; Ezekiel 34:26–27; Ezekiel 36:15; Isaiah 49:9–10
- 30 Ezekiel 37:27; Ezekiel 34:24; Ezekiel 14:11; Psalm 46:7; Psalm 46:11
- 31 Psalm 100:3; John 10:16; Ezekiel 36:38; Psalm 78:52; Psalm 80:1
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
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