Ezekiel 34:23-25

23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.

24 I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among them. I the LORD have spoken.

25 “ ‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.

Ezekiel 34:23-25 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. Isaiah 40:11
• 2. S Isaiah 31:4; Micah 5:4
• 3. Ezekiel 36:28
• 4. Psalms 89:49
• 5. S Isaiah 53:4; Zechariah 13:7
• 6. Jeremiah 23:4-5; S Jeremiah 30:9; S Jeremiah 33:14; John 10:16; Revelation 7:17
• 7. S Ezekiel 16:62
• 8. S Numbers 25:12
• 9. Leviticus 26:6
• 10. S Leviticus 25:18; Isaiah 11:6-9; Hosea 2:18