Ezekiel 34:25-31

The Lord's Covenant of Peace

25 ¹"I will make with them a covenant of peace and ²banish wild beasts from the land, ³so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

26 And I will make them and the places all around my hill ⁴a blessing, and ⁵I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be ⁶showers of blessing.

27 ⁷And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, ⁸and they shall be secure in their land. And ⁹they shall know that I am the LORD, when ¹⁰I break the bars of their yoke, and ¹¹deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them.

28 ¹²They shall no more be a prey to the nations, ¹³nor shall the beasts of the land devour them. ¹⁴They shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid.

29 And I will provide for them ¹⁵renowned plantations so that ¹⁶they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer ¹⁷suffer the reproach of the nations.

30 And they shall know that ¹⁸I am the LORD their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord GOD.

31 And you are my sheep, ¹⁹human sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord GOD."

Ezekiel 34:25-31 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 34

In the former chapter the prophet prophesies against the people of the Jews, both those of the captivity, and those who were not; and here against the shepherds of Israel. This he is bid to do, Eze 34:1,2, whose cruelty to the flock, negligence and unfaithfulness are exposed, Eze 34:3-6, for which reasons they are threatened to be deprived of their office, Eze 34:7-10, and the Lord promises to take the care of the flock upon himself, to seek out his sheep, and feed them, and do every kind office to them, Eze 34:11-16 and then the strong of the flock, that oppressed the weak, are threatened with punishment, Eze 34:17-22 and the promise of the Messiah, as the shepherd of the flock, is made, under whom all prosperity and happiness might be expected, Eze 34:23-31.

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 37:26; See Isaiah 54:10
• 2. Leviticus 26:6; Hosea 2:18; [Isaiah 35:9]; See Isaiah 11:6-9
• 3. Ezekiel 38:8, 14; Ezekiel 39:26
• 4. Genesis 12:2; Isaiah 19:24; Zechariah 8:13
• 5. Leviticus 26:4; [Ezekiel 22:24]
• 6. Malachi 3:10
• 7. Ezekiel 36:30; Leviticus 26:4
• 8. [See ver. 25 above]
• 9. See Ezekiel 6:7
• 10. Jeremiah 30:8
• 11. Jeremiah 30:8
• 12. [See ver. 22 above]
• 13. [See ver. 25 above]
• 14. [See ver. 25 above]
• 15. Isaiah 60:21; Isaiah 61:3
• 16. Ezekiel 36:29
• 17. See Ezekiel 32:24
• 18. [See ver. 24 above]
• 19. Psalms 74:1; Psalms 100:3; John 10:16