Ezekiel 34:7

7 "'Therefore, shepherds, hear the word of ADONAI:

Ezekiel 34:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 34:7

Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.
] Or, "ye governors", as the Targum, both civil and ecclesiastical; ye kings, princes, and magistrates; ye prophets and teachers of the people, who ought to have attended to the word of grace, to the doctrines of the Scriptures, and fed the people with them; but, since you have not, hear the word of threatening from the Lord, and the just punishment that shall be inflicted on you.

Ezekiel 34:7 In-Context

5 So they were scattered, without a shepherd, and became food for every wild animal - they were scattered.

6 My sheep wandered around aimlessly on every mountain and hill; yes, my sheep were scattered all over the land, with no one to search for them or look after them.

7 "'Therefore, shepherds, hear the word of ADONAI:

8 "As I live," Adonai ELOHIM swears, "because my sheep have become prey, my sheep have become food for every wild animal, since there was no shepherd, since my shepherds didn't look for my sheep, and instead my shepherds fed themselves but not my sheep,"

9 therefore, shepherds, hear the word of ADONAI!