Ezekiel 34:7

7 “ ‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:

Ezekiel 34:7 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
English Standard Version (ESV)
7 "Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
New Living Translation (NLT)
7 “Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD :
The Message Bible (MSG)
7 "'Therefore, shepherds, listen to the Message of God:
American Standard Version (ASV)
7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of Jehovah:
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
7 "'So, you shepherds, listen to the word of the LORD.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
7 "Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
7 " 'Shepherds, listen to the LORD's message.

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 because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.
6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.
7 “ ‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
8 As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, because my flock lacks a shepherd and so has been plundered and has become food for all the wild animals, and because my shepherds did not search for my flock but cared for themselves rather than for my flock,
9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
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