Ezekiel 34:19

19 Why do the rest of my sheep have to make do with grass that's trampled down and water that's been muddied?

Ezekiel 34:19 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 34:19

And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with
your feet
They are forced to do it, not being able to come at any thing else; being as sheep without a shepherd, or worse: and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet;
which, as it cannot be agreeable and relishing, so neither wholesome; as the leaven of the Scribes and Pharisees; the traditions of the elders; the false doctrines of false teachers, whose words eat as do a canker. The Targum of the whole verse is,

``and my people eat the residue of the food of your ministers, and drink the residue of the drink of your ministers.''

Ezekiel 34:19 In-Context

17 "'And as for you, my dear flock, I'm stepping in and judging between one sheep and another, between rams and goats.

18 Aren't you satisfied to feed in good pasture without taking over the whole place? Can't you be satisfied to drink from the clear stream without muddying the water with your feet?

19 Why do the rest of my sheep have to make do with grass that's trampled down and water that's been muddied?

20 "'Therefore, God, the Master, says: I myself am stepping in and making things right between the plump sheep and the skinny sheep.

21 Because you forced your way with shoulder and rump and butted at all the weaker animals with your horns till you scattered them all over the hills,