Verse 2
Ezekiel 34:2
Bible in Basic English
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Son of man, be a prophet against the keepers of the flock of Israel, and say to them, O keepers of the sheep! this is the word of the Lord: A curse is on the keepers of the flock of Israel who take the food for themselves! is it not right for the keepers to give the food to the 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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And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
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Son of man, be a prophet against the keepers of the flock of Israel, and say to them, O keepers of t...
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You take the milk and are clothed with the wool, you put the fat beasts to death, but you give the s...
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You have not made the diseased ones strong or made well that which was ill; you have not put bands o...
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And they were wandering in every direction because there was no keeper: and they became food for all...
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And my sheep went out of the way, wandering through all the mountains and on every high hill: my she...
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For this cause, O keepers of the flock, give ear to the word of the Lord:
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By my life, says the Lord, truly, because my sheep have been taken away, and my sheep became food fo...
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For this reason, O you keepers of the flock, give ear to the word of the Lord;
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This is what the Lord has said: See I am against the keepers of the flock, and I will make search an...
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For this is what the Lord has said: Truly, I, even I, will go searching and looking for my sheep.
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As the keeper goes looking for his flock when he is among his wandering sheep, so I will go looking...
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And I will take them out from among the peoples, and get them together from the countries, and will...
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I will give them good grass-land for their food, and their safe place will be the mountains of the h...
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I myself will give food to my flock, and I will give them rest, says the Lord.
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I will go in search of that which had gone wandering from the way, and will get back that which had...
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And as for you, O my flock, says the Lord, truly, I will be judge between sheep and sheep, the he-sh...
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Does it seem a small thing to you to have taken your food on good grass-land while the rest of your...
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And as for my sheep, their food is the grass which has been stamped on by your feet, and their drink...
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For this reason the Lord has said to them, Truly, I, even I, will be judge between the fat sheep and...
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Because you have been pushing with side and leg, pushing the diseased with your horns till they were...
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I will make my flock safe, and they will no longer be taken away, and I will be judge between sheep...
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And I will put over them one keeper, and he will give them food, even my servant David; he will give...
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And I the Lord will be their God (Elohim) and my servant David their ruler; I the Lord have said it.
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And I will make with them an agreement of peace, and will put an end to evil beasts through all the...
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And I will give the rain at the right time, and I will make the shower come down at the right time;...
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And the tree of the field will give its fruit and the earth will give its increase, and they will be...
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And their goods will no longer be taken by the nations, and they will not again be food for the beas...
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And I will give them planting-places of peace, and they will no longer be wasted from need of food o...
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And they will be certain that I the Lord their God (Elohim) am with them, and that they, the childre...
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And you are my sheep, the sheep of my grass-lands, and I am your God (Elohim), says the Lord.
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