Verse 2
Ezekiel 34:2
New Living Translation
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“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: What sorrow awaits you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn’t shepherds feed their sheep?
Original Language Text
hebrew
בֶּן אָדָ֕ם הִנָּבֵ֖א עַל רוֹעֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל הִנָּבֵ֣א וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֩ אֲלֵי/הֶ֨ם לָ/רֹעִ֜ים כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣/י יְהוִ֗ה ה֤וֹי רֹעֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָיוּ֙ רֹעִ֣ים אוֹתָ֔/ם הֲ/ל֣וֹא הַ/צֹּ֔אן יִרְע֖וּ הָ/רֹעִֽים
English Translation
Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the sheep?
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Chapter 34 Context
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Then this message came to me from the LORD:
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“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the...
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You drink the milk, wear the wool, and butcher the best animals, but you let your flocks starve.
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You have not taken care of the weak. You have not tended the sick or bound up the injured. You have...
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So my sheep have been scattered without a shepherd, and they are easy prey for any wild animal.
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They have wandered through all the mountains and all the hills, across the face of the earth, yet no...
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“Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
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As surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, you abandoned my flock and left them to be attacked by...
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Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD.
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This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I now consider these shepherds my enemies, and I will hold the...
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“For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search and find my sheep.
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I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from...
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I will bring them back home to their own land of Israel from among the peoples and nations. I will f...
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Yes, I will give them good pastureland on the high hills of Israel. There they will lie down in plea...
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I myself will tend my sheep and give them a place to lie down in peace, says the Sovereign LORD.
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I will search for my lost ones who strayed away, and I will bring them safely home again. I will ban...
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“And as for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign LORD says to his people: I will judge between...
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Isn’t it enough for you to keep the best of the pastures for yourselves? Must you also trample down...
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Why must my flock eat what you have trampled down and drink water you have fouled?
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“Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will surely judge between the fat sheep and the...
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For you fat sheep pushed and butted and crowded my sick and hungry flock until you scattered them to...
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So I will rescue my flock, and they will no longer be abused. I will judge between one animal of the...
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And I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them...
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And I, the LORD, will be their God (Elohim), and my servant David will be a prince among my people....
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“I will make a covenant of peace with my people and drive away the dangerous animals from the land....
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I will bless my people and their homes around my holy hill. And in the proper season I will send the...
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The orchards and fields of my people will yield bumper crops, and everyone will live in safety. When...
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They will no longer be prey for other nations, and wild animals will no longer devour them. They wil...
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“And I will make their land famous for its crops, so my people will never again suffer from famines...
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In this way, they will know that I, the LORD their God (Elohim), am with them. And they will know th...
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You are my flock, the sheep of my pasture. You are my people, and I am your God (Elohim). I, the Sov...
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