Ezequiel 34:5

5 'Y han sido dispersadas por falta de pastor, y se han convertido en alimento para toda fiera del campo; se han dispersado.

Ezequiel 34:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 34:5

And they were scattered because there is no shepherd
No good one; there were shepherds, but they were idol shepherds, good for nothing, and it was all one as if there were none: so, in Christ's time, there were the Scribes and Pharisees; yet, since these did not feed the people with wholesome doctrine, they are said to be as sheep without a shepherd, and scattered abroad, as here from the fold, and from one another; dispersed here and there, seeking food, and none, which moved his compassion, ( Matthew 9:36 ) , in the political sense it may refer to their captivity, and their dispersion among the nations, having no king: So the Targum,

``and they were scattered without a governor.''

And they became meat to all beasts of the field when they were
scattered;
the Targum is,

``and they were delivered to all the kingdoms of the people to be consumed;''

such as the Assyrians, Babylonians, Ammonites, Moabites, and others; and may be applied to false teachers, those grievous wolves, which spare not the flock, into whose hands members of churches, professors of religion, fall, when neglected by their shepherds.

Ezequiel 34:5 In-Context

3 'Coméis la grosura, os habéis vestido con la lana, degolláis la oveja engordada, pero no apacentáis el rebaño.

4 'Las débiles no habéis fortalecido, la enferma no habéis curado, la perniquebrada no habéis vendado, la descarriada no habéis hecho volver, la perdida no habéis buscado; sino que las habéis dominado con dureza y con severidad.

5 'Y han sido dispersadas por falta de pastor, y se han convertido en alimento para toda fiera del campo; se han dispersado.

6 'Mis ovejas andaban errantes por todos los montes y por todo collado alto; mis ovejas han sido dispersadas por toda la faz de la tierra, sin haber quien las busque ni pregunte por ellas.'"

7 Por tanto, pastores, oíd la palabra del SEÑOR: