Yechezkel 34:9

9 Therefore, O ye ro’im, hear the Devar Hashem:

Yechezkel 34:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 34:9

Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.
] This is repeated, that it might be observed, and for the confirmation of it; it might be depended upon that what follows would be accomplished, unless they changed their conduct and behaviour; and, to leave them inexcusable, they are again called upon to hear what the Lord should say unto them. The Targum is,

``therefore, O ye wicked governors, return to the law, and I will have mercy on you; hearken to the doctrine of the law, and receive the word of the Lord.''

Yechezkel 34:9 In-Context

7 Therefore, ye ro’im, hear the Devar Hashem:

8 As I live, saith Adonoi Hashem, surely because My tzon became a prey, and My tzon became okhel to kol chayyat hasadeh, because there was no ro’eh, neither did My ro’im (shepherds) search for My tzon, but the ro’im (shepherds) were ro’im tending to themselves, and tended not My tzon;

9 Therefore, O ye ro’im, hear the Devar Hashem:

10 Thus saith Adonoi Hashem: Hineni, I am against the ro’im; and I will require an accounting for My tzon at their yad, and cause them to cease from being ro’im to the tzon; neither shall the ro’im (shepherds) be ro’im tending to themselves any more; for I will save My tzon from their mouth, that they may not be okhel for them.

11 For thus saith Adonoi Hashem: Hineni, I, even I, will both search for My tzon, and seek after them.