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    Ezekiel 34

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    The sheep drink clear water, then trample the rest into mud for one another; and when the flock is finally gathered, the sleek and strong are marked for destruction.

    Shepherds who feed themselvesvv. 1–10

    The word of the LORD comes to Ezekiel with a charge against Israel’s shepherds. They eat the flock’s fat, wear its wool, butcher its fattened sheep—and omit the rather central business of feeding it. The weak, sick, injured, straying, and lost are left to violence, scattering the flock across mountains, hills, and the whole earth. The shepherds are therefore removed, and the flock taken from their mouths.

    The flock, gathered and sortedvv. 11–22

    The LORD now searches for the scattered flock Himself, bringing it from the peoples and countries into its own land, where it may lie in good pasture. The lost are sought, the strays brought back, the broken bound up, and the weak strengthened. Then comes an unexpectedly brisk sorting of the sheep: some have eaten the good pasture and trampled what remained; some have drunk clear water and muddied the rest with their feet; some have shoved and butted the weak until they scattered. The flock will be judged sheep by sheep.

    One shepherd, and a land made securevv. 23–31

    Over the flock the LORD appoints one shepherd: David, who will feed it. A covenant of peace follows, along with the removal of wild animals, showers in season, fruitful trees, and a land in which the flock is no longer prey, famine-stricken, enslaved, or frightened. The chapter ends with the plainest possible arrangement: Israel is the flock, and the LORD is its God.

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    1. Ezek 34:1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

    2. Ezek 34:2“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?

    3. Ezek 34:3You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock.

    4. Ezek 34:4You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

    5. Ezek 34:5They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.

    6. Ezek 34:6My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’

    7. Ezek 34:7Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:

    8. Ezek 34:8‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead,

    9. Ezek 34:9therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD!’

    10. Ezek 34:10This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand from them My flock and remove them from tending the flock, so that they can no longer feed themselves. For I will deliver My flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.’

    11. Ezek 34:11For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.

    12. Ezek 34:12As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.

    13. Ezek 34:13I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land.

    14. Ezek 34:14I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

    15. Ezek 34:15I will tend My flock and make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD.

    16. Ezek 34:16I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’

    17. Ezek 34:17This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.

    18. Ezek 34:18Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?

    19. Ezek 34:19Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?’

    20. Ezek 34:20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

    21. Ezek 34:21Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,

    22. Ezek 34:22I will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.

    23. Ezek 34:23I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.

    24. Ezek 34:24I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.

    25. Ezek 34:25I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.

    26. Ezek 34:26I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.

    27. Ezek 34:27The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them.

    28. Ezek 34:28They will no longer be prey for the nations, and the beasts of the earth will not consume them. They will dwell securely, and no one will frighten them.

    29. Ezek 34:29And I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations.

    30. Ezek 34:30Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people,’ declares the Lord GOD.

    31. Ezek 34:31‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

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    • 13Ezekiel 28:25–26This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob.
    • 13Ezekiel 11:17Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you from the countries to which you have been scattered, and I will give back to you the land of Israel.’
    • 13Isaiah 11:11–16On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
    • 13Zephaniah 3:19–20Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.
    • 13Psalms 106:47Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.
    • 13Jeremiah 32:37I will surely gather My people from all the lands to which I have banished them in My furious anger and great wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them dwell in safety.
    • 13Jeremiah 23:3–4Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.
    • 13Amos 9:14I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
    • 13Jeremiah 30:3For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”
    • 13Isaiah 65:9–10And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there.
    • 13Ezekiel 39:27When I bring them back from the peoples and gather them out of the lands of their enemies, I will show My holiness in them in the sight of many nations.
    • 2Jeremiah 23:1“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.
    • 13Micah 7:14–15Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
    • 2Jeremiah 3:15Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
    • 16Luke 19:10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
    • 2Isaiah 40:11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.

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