Ezekiel 34:8-10

8 "As I live," declares the Lord GOD, "surely * because My flock has become a ¹prey, My flock has even become food for all the beasts of the field for lack of a shepherd, and My shepherds did not search for My flock, but rather the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock;

9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:

10 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am ²against the shepherds, and I will demand My sheep from them and make them ³cease from feeding sheep. So the shepherds will not feed themselves anymore, but I will ⁴deliver My flock from their mouth, so that they will not be food for them.""'

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Ezekiel 34:8-10 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 4

1. Acts 20:29
2. Jeremiah 21:13; Ezekiel 5:8; Ezekiel 13:8; Ezekiel 34:2; Zechariah 10:3
3. 1 Samuel 2:29, 30; Jeremiah 52:24-27
4. Psalms 72:12-14; Ezekiel 13:23

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[a]. Or (a) "flock"
[b]. Lit "from their hand"
[c]. Or (a) "flock"
[d]. Lit "pasture," and so throughout the ch

Ezekiel 34:8-10

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Ezekiel 34:8-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 34

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