以西結書 34:3

3 你 們 吃 脂 油 、 穿 羊 毛 、 宰 肥 壯 的 ， 卻 不 牧 養 群 羊 。

以西結書 34:3 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 34:3

Ye eat the fat
The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, render it, "the milk"; the words for fat and milk differ only in the points; and this was not unlawful, for who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
( 1 Corinthians 9:7 ) , provided it was done with moderation, that they ate some, but not all; but these rulers milked their subjects too much, oppressed them with heavy taxes, and got their substance into their own hands. The Targum is,

``ye eat the good;''

they got possessed of the best of their substance; as did also their ecclesiastical rulers, who were greedy shepherds, that could never have enough; they looked for their gain from their quarter, and even devoured widows' houses, ( Isaiah 56:11 ) ( Matthew 23:14 ) : ye clothe you with the wool:
the pure wool, as the Targum, the finest of it; they fleeced the flock, and stripped the people of their riches; and minded nothing but their own backs and bellies: ye kill them that are fed;
or, that "are fat" ^F17; the richest of the people they brought accusations and charges against for capital crimes; and so put them to death under a colour of justice, that they, might get their estates into their hands: but ye feed not the flock;
did not govern the people well, by doing justice and judgment among men, as became civil magistrates; did not deliver out words of faith and sound doctrine, to feed the souls of men with, which is the duty of those that preside in the church of God.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 (hayrbh) "quod pingue est", Vatablus, Bochartus; "pinguem", Cocceius, Starckius. So Ben Melech.

以西結書 34:3 In-Context

1 耶 和 華 的 話 臨 到 我 說 ：

2 人 子 啊 ， 你 要 向 以 色 列 的 牧 人 發 預 言 ， 攻 擊 他 們 ， 說 ， 主 耶 和 華 如 此 說 ： 禍 哉 ！ 以 色 列 的 牧 人 只 知 牧 養 自 己 。 牧 人 豈 不 當 牧 養 群 羊 麼 ？

3 你 們 吃 脂 油 、 穿 羊 毛 、 宰 肥 壯 的 ， 卻 不 牧 養 群 羊 。

4 瘦 弱 的 ， 你 們 沒 有 養 壯 ； 有 病 的 ， 你 們 沒 有 醫 治 ； 受 傷 的 ， 你 們 沒 有 纏 裹 ； 被 逐 的 ， 你 們 沒 有 領 回 ； 失 喪 的 ， 你 們 沒 有 尋 找 ； 但 用 強 暴 嚴 嚴 地 轄 制 。

5 因 無 牧 人 ， 羊 就 分 散 ； 既 分 散 ， 便 作 了 一 切 野 獸 的 食 物 。