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Ezekiel 34:2-6

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2 1"Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord GOD: 2Ah, shepherds of Israel 3who have been feeding yourselves! 4Should not shepherds feed the sheep?
3 5You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, 6you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep.
4 7The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, 8the injured you have not bound up, 9the strayed you have not brought back, 10the lost you have not sought, and with force and 11harshness you have ruled them.
5 12So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and 13they became food for all the wild beasts.
6 My sheep were scattered; they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, 14with none 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 14

  • 1. See Ezekiel 2:1
  • 2. See Jeremiah 23:1
  • 3. [ver. 8, 10; Jude 12]
  • 4. [2 Corinthians 12:14]
  • 5. Zechariah 11:16
  • 6. Zechariah 11:4, 5; [Micah 3:2, 3]
  • 7. [ver. 16, 21]
  • 8. [See ver. 3 above]
  • 9. [See ver. 3 above]
  • 10. [Matthew 18:12; Luke 15:4]
  • 11. Exodus 1:13, 14; [1 Peter 5:3]
  • 12. 1 Kings 22:17; Matthew 9:36
  • 13. [Jeremiah 50:7, 17]
  • 14. [ver. 11]
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