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World English Bible

Ezekiel 34 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
[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] You eat the fat. You clothe yourself with the wool. You kill the fatlings, but you don’t feed the sheep.
[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] 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 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, you shepherds, hear Yahweh’s word:
[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, you shepherds, hear Yahweh’s word!”
[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 the Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I myself, even I, will search for my sheep, and will seek them out.
[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] 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 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 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 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] “As for you, O my flock, the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, the rams and the male goats.
[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] 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 the Lord Yahweh says to them: ‘Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
[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 I will save my flock, and they will no more be a prey. I will judge between sheep and sheep.
[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] I, Yahweh, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them. I, Yahweh, have spoken it.
[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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God,’ says the Lord Yahweh.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ezekiel 34 (KJVS)

[1] And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, ()
[2] Son of man, prophesy () against the shepherds () of Israel, prophesy, () and say () unto them, Thus saith () the Lord God unto the shepherds; () Woe be to the shepherds () of Israel that do feed () themselves! should not the shepherds () feed () the flocks?
[3] Ye eat () the fat, and ye clothe () you with the wool, ye kill () them that are fed: but ye feed () not the flock.
[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 cruelty have ye ruled () them.
[5] And they were scattered, () because there is no shepherd: () and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. ()
[6] My sheep wandered () through all the mountains, and upon every high () hill: yea, my flock was scattered () upon all the face of the earth, and none did search () or seek () after them.
[7] Therefore, ye shepherds, () hear () the word of the Lord;
[8] As I live, saith () the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, () neither did my shepherds () search () for my flock, but the shepherds () fed () themselves, and fed () not my flock;
[9] therefore, O ye shepherds, () hear () the word of the Lord;
[10] thus saith () the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; () and I will require () my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease () from feeding () the flock; neither shall the shepherds () feed () themselves any more; for I will deliver () my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
[11] For thus saith () the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search () my sheep, and seek them out. ()
[12] As a shepherd () seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; () so will I seek out () my sheep, and 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 people, and gather () them from the countries, and will bring () them to their own land, and feed () them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
[14] I will feed () them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie () in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed () upon the mountains of Israel.
[15] I will feed () my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, () saith () the Lord God.
[16] I will seek () that which was lost, () and bring again () 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 with judgment.
[17] And as for you, O my flock, thus saith () the Lord God; Behold, I judge () between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.
[18] Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up () the good pasture, but ye must tread down () with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk () of the deep waters, but ye must foul () the residue () with your feet?
[19] And as for my flock, they eat () that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink () that which ye have fouled with your feet.
[20] Therefore thus saith () the Lord God unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge () between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
[21] Because ye have thrust () with side and with shoulder, and pushed () all the diseased () with your horns, till ye 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.
[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. ()
[24] And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken () it.
[25] And I will make () with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease () out of the land: and they shall dwell () safely 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 his season; there shall be showers of blessing.
[27] And the tree of the field shall yield () her fruit, and the earth shall yield () her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know () that I am the Lord, when I have broken () the bands of their yoke, and delivered () them out of the hand of those that served () themselves of them.
[28] And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour () them; but they shall dwell () safely, and none shall make them afraid. ()
[29] And I will raise up () for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed () with hunger in the land, neither bear () the shame of the heathen any more.
[30] Thus shall they know () that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith () the Lord God.
[31] And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith () the Lord God.

Ezekiel 34:5 Or, without a shepherd, and so verse 8
Ezekiel 34:17a Heb. small cattle of lambs and kids
Ezekiel 34:17b Heb. great he goats
Ezekiel 34:29a Or, for renown
Ezekiel 34:29b Heb. taken away

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ezekiel 34 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς με λεγων
[2] υιε ανθρωπου προφητευσον επι τους ποιμενας του ισραηλ προφητευσον και ειπον τοις ποιμεσι ταδε λεγει κυριος κυριος ω ποιμενες ισραηλ μη βοσκουσιν ποιμενες εαυτους ου τα προβατα βοσκουσιν οι ποιμενες
[3] ιδου το γαλα κατεσθετε και τα ερια περιβαλλεσθε και το παχυ σφαζετε και τα προβατα μου ου βοσκετε
[4] το ησθενηκος ουκ ενισχυσατε και το κακως εχον ουκ εσωματοποιησατε και το συντετριμμενον ου κατεδησατε και το πλανωμενον ουκ επεστρεψατε και το απολωλος ουκ εζητησατε και το ισχυρον κατειργασασθε μοχθω
[5] και διεσπαρη τα προβατα μου δια το μη ειναι ποιμενας και εγενηθη εις καταβρωμα πασι τοις θηριοις του αγρου
[6] και διεσπαρη μου τα προβατα εν παντι ορει και επι παν βουνον υψηλον και επι προσωπου πασης της γης διεσπαρη και ουκ ην ο εκζητων ουδε ο αποστρεφων
[7] δια τουτο ποιμενες ακουσατε λογον κυριου
[8] ζω εγω λεγει κυριος κυριος ει μην αντι του γενεσθαι τα προβατα μου εις προνομην και γενεσθαι τα προβατα μου εις καταβρωμα πασι τοις θηριοις του πεδιου παρα το μη ειναι ποιμενας και ουκ εξεζητησαν οι ποιμενες τα προβατα μου και εβοσκησαν οι ποιμενες εαυτους τα δε προβατα μου ουκ εβοσκησαν
[9] αντι τουτου ποιμενες
[10] ταδε λεγει κυριος κυριος ιδου εγω επι τους ποιμενας και εκζητησω τα προβατα μου εκ των χειρων αυτων και αποστρεψω αυτους του μη ποιμαινειν τα προβατα μου και ου βοσκησουσιν ετι οι ποιμενες αυτα και εξελουμαι τα προβατα μου εκ του στοματος αυτων και ουκ εσονται αυτοις ετι εις καταβρωμα
[11] διοτι ταδε λεγει κυριος ιδου εγω εκζητησω τα προβατα μου και επισκεψομαι αυτα
[12] ωσπερ ζητει ο ποιμην το ποιμνιον αυτου εν ημερα οταν η γνοφος και νεφελη εν μεσω προβατων διακεχωρισμενων ουτως εκζητησω τα προβατα μου και απελασω αυτα απο παντος τοπου ου διεσπαρησαν εκει εν ημερα νεφελης και γνοφου
[13] και εξαξω αυτους εκ των εθνων και συναξω αυτους απο των χωρων και εισαξω αυτους εις την γην αυτων και βοσκησω αυτους επι τα ορη ισραηλ και εν ταις φαραγξιν και εν παση κατοικια της γης
[14] εν νομη αγαθη βοσκησω αυτους και εν τω ορει τω υψηλω ισραηλ εσονται αι μανδραι αυτων εκει κοιμηθησονται και εκει αναπαυσονται εν τρυφη αγαθη και εν νομη πιονι βοσκηθησονται επι των ορεων ισραηλ
[15] εγω βοσκησω τα προβατα μου και εγω αναπαυσω αυτα και γνωσονται οτι εγω ειμι κυριος ταδε λεγει κυριος κυριος
[16] το απολωλος ζητησω και το πλανωμενον επιστρεψω και το συντετριμμενον καταδησω και το εκλειπον ενισχυσω και το ισχυρον φυλαξω και βοσκησω αυτα μετα κριματος
[17] και υμεις προβατα ταδε λεγει κυριος κυριος ιδου εγω διακρινω ανα μεσον προβατου και προβατου κριων και τραγων
[18] και ουχ ικανον υμιν οτι την καλην νομην ενεμεσθε και τα καταλοιπα της νομης υμων κατεπατειτε τοις ποσιν υμων και το καθεστηκος υδωρ επινετε και το λοιπον τοις ποσιν υμων εταρασσετε
[19] και τα προβατα μου τα πατηματα των ποδων υμων ενεμοντο και το τεταραγμενον υδωρ υπο των ποδων υμων επινον
[20] δια τουτο ταδε λεγει κυριος κυριος ιδου εγω διακρινω ανα μεσον προβατου ισχυρου και ανα μεσον προβατου ασθενους
[21] επι ταις πλευραις και τοις ωμοις υμων διωθεισθε και τοις κερασιν υμων εκερατιζετε και παν το εκλειπον εξεθλιβετε
[22] και σωσω τα προβατα μου και ου μη ωσιν ετι εις προνομην και κρινω ανα μεσον κριου προς κριον
[23] και αναστησω επ αυτους ποιμενα ενα και ποιμανει αυτους τον δουλον μου δαυιδ και εσται αυτων ποιμην
[24] και εγω κυριος εσομαι αυτοις εις θεον και δαυιδ εν μεσω αυτων αρχων εγω κυριος ελαλησα
[25] και διαθησομαι τω δαυιδ διαθηκην ειρηνης και αφανιω θηρια πονηρα απο της γης και κατοικησουσιν εν τη ερημω και υπνωσουσιν εν τοις δρυμοις
[26] και δωσω αυτους περικυκλω του ορους μου και δωσω τον υετον υμιν υετον ευλογιας
[27] και τα ξυλα τα εν τω πεδιω δωσει τον καρπον αυτων και η γη δωσει την ισχυν αυτης και κατοικησουσιν επι της γης αυτων εν ελπιδι ειρηνης και γνωσονται οτι εγω ειμι κυριος εν τω συντριψαι με τον ζυγον αυτων και εξελουμαι αυτους εκ χειρος των καταδουλωσαμενων αυτους
[28] και ουκ εσονται ετι εν προνομη τοις εθνεσιν και τα θηρια της γης ουκετι μη φαγωσιν αυτους και κατοικησουσιν εν ελπιδι και ουκ εσται ο εκφοβων αυτους
[29] και αναστησω αυτοις φυτον ειρηνης και ουκετι εσονται απολλυμενοι λιμω επι της γης και ου μη ενεγκωσιν ετι ονειδισμον εθνων
[30] και γνωσονται οτι εγω ειμι κυριος ο θεος αυτων και αυτοι λαος μου οικος ισραηλ λεγει κυριος
[31] προβατα μου και προβατα ποιμνιου μου εστε και εγω κυριος ο θεος υμων λεγει κυριος κυριος

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