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Ezekiel 34:2-6

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2 "Son of man, prophesy against the 1shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to those shepherds, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Woe, shepherds of Israel who have been 2feeding themselves! Should not the shepherds 3feed the flock?
3 "You 4eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool, you 5slaughter the fat sheep without feeding the flock.
4 "Those who are sickly you have not strengthened, the diseased you have not healed, 6the broken you have not bound up, the scattered you have not brought back, nor have you 7sought for the lost; but with force and with severity you have dominated them.
5 "They were 8scattered for lack of a shepherd, and they became 9food for every beast of the field and were scattered.
6 "My flock 10wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill; 11My flock was scattered over all the surface of the earth, and there was 12no one to search or seek for them.""'
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Ezekiel 34:2-6 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 12

  • 1. Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 3:15; Jeremiah 10:21; Jeremiah 12:10
  • 2. Jeremiah 23:1; Ezekiel 22:25; Ezekiel 34:8-10; Mic 3:1-3, 11
  • 3. Psalms 78:71, 72; Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:14, 15; John 10:11; John 21:15-17
  • 4. Zechariah 11:16
  • 5. Ezekiel 22:25, 27
  • 6. Zechariah 11:16
  • 7. Matthew 9:36; Matthew 10:6; Matthew 18:12, 13; Luke 15:4
  • 8. Numbers 27:17; 2 Chronicles 18:16; Jeremiah 10:21; Jeremiah 23:2; Jeremiah 50:6, 7; Matthew 9:36; Mark 6:34
  • 9. Ezekiel 34:8, 28
  • 10. Jeremiah 40:11, 12; Ezekiel 7:16; 1 Peter 2:25
  • 11. John 10:16
  • 12. Psalms 142:4

Footnotes 6

  • [a]. Lit "them, the shepherds"
  • [b]. Heb "YHWH," usually rendered LORD, and so throughout the ch
  • [c]. Lit "pasturing, pasture"
  • [d]. Lit "pasturing, pasture"
  • [e]. Lit "pasturing"
  • [f]. Lit "sick"
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