Old Testament · Prophets
Ezekiel chapter 34
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The of Yahweh came to me:“, speak against the of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them — to the shepherds — this is what Yahweh, , declares: the shepherds of Israel who only feed themselves! Shouldn’t shepherds feed the flock?”You eat the , you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fattened animals — but you do not feed the flock.You have not strengthened the weak, or healed the sick, or bandaged the injured, or brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with and .So they were because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for every wild animal.My flock wandered over . My flock was scattered across the whole face of the earth, and no one searched for them. No one went looking.“So, shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh: — this is the of Yahweh, the Sovereign One — because my flock became prey, because my flock became food for every wild animal since there was no shepherd, and because my shepherds did not search for my flock but fed themselves instead of feeding my flock —“therefore, shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh!This is what Yahweh, the Sovereign One, declares: Watch — the shepherds. I will my flock from their hand and put an end to their feeding on the flock. The shepherds will no longer feed themselves. I will rescue my flock from their mouths, and my sheep will no longer be food for them.“For this is what Yahweh, the Sovereign One, declares: Look — will search for my flock and look after them.As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is among them, so I will look after my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of .I will from the peoples and them from the countries, and I will bring them back to their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settled places of the land.I will feed them in , and the mountain heights of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in rich grazing land, and they will feed in lush pasture on the mountains of Israel.I myself will feed my flock, and I myself will — this is the declaration of Yahweh, the Sovereign One.I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bandage the injured and strengthen the weak. But the fat and the strong I will . I will feed them with .“And as for you, my flock — this is what Yahweh, the Sovereign One, declares — watch, I am about to between one sheep and another, between the and the male goats.Is it not enough for you to feed in the good pasture? Must you also the rest of your pasture with your feet? You drink the clear water, but must you also muddy what remains with your feet?Must my flock feed on what your feet have trampled and drink what your feet have muddied?“Therefore this is what Yahweh, the Sovereign One, says to them: Watch — I myself am about to judge between the .Because you , and butt all the weak ones with your until you have driven them away,I will my flock, and they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.I will set over them , and he will feed them — . He will feed them, and he will be their shepherd.And I, Yahweh, will be their God, and my servant David will be among them. .“I will make a of with them and rid the land of dangerous animals, so that they may live in the wilderness safely and sleep in the forests.I will make them and the places surrounding a source of . The rains will come down in their season — showers that bring life and growth.The trees of the field will yield their fruit, and the land will yield its crops. My people will be secure in their land. They will when I break the bars of their and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.They will no longer be prey for the nations, and the wild animals of the land will not devour them. They will live in safety, and .I will raise up for them a , and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the of the nations.Then they will know that I, Yahweh their God, , and that they, the house of Israel, are my people — this is the declaration of Yahweh, the Sovereign One.“You are my flock, the . , and I am your God” — this is the declaration of Yahweh, the Sovereign One.