Ezequiel 34:5

5 Por eso las ovejas se han dispersado: ¡por falta de pastor! Por eso están a la merced de las fieras salvajes.

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 Ustedes se beben la leche, se visten con la lana, y matan las ovejas más gordas, pero no cuidan del rebaño.

4 No fortalecen a la oveja débil, no cuidan de la enferma, ni curan a la herida; no van por la descarriada ni buscan a la perdida. Al contrario, tratan al rebaño con crueldad y violencia.

5 Por eso las ovejas se han dispersado: ¡por falta de pastor! Por eso están a la merced de las fieras salvajes.

6 Mis ovejas andan descarriadas por montes y colinas, dispersas por toda la tierra, sin que nadie se preocupe por buscarlas.

7 »”Por tanto, pastores, escuchen bien la palabra del SEÑOR: