Ezekiel 34:5-6

5 "They were ¹scattered for lack of a shepherd, and they became ²food for every beast of the field and were scattered.

6 "My flock ³wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill; ⁴My flock was scattered over all the surface of the earth, and there was ⁵no one to search or seek for them.""'

Ezekiel 34:5-6 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.

Cross References

• 1. Numbers 27:17; 2 Chronicles 18:16; Jeremiah 10:21; Jeremiah 23:2; Jeremiah 50:6, 7; Matthew 9:36; Mark 6:34
• 2. Ezekiel 34:8, 28
• 3. Jeremiah 40:11, 12; Ezekiel 7:16; 1 Peter 2:25
• 4. John 10:16
• 5. Psalms 142:4