Ezekiel 34

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Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Prophesy against the shepherds of Israel : The idea of the shepherd in the ancient Near East often meant a king or a prince. Joshua is an example of a civil leader called a shepherd Numbers , as well as King David 2 Samuel Jeremiah is an example of a spiritual leader who was called a shepherd Jeremiah The New Testament will later make this idea perfectly clear. When Peter wrote, Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly 1 Peter , he meant spiritual shepherds.

Ezekiel 34

I will cover the sun with a cloud ,. Go down and n be laid to rest with the uncircumcised. Egypt 4 is delivered to the sword ; drag her away , and p all her multitudes. But if he had taken warning , he would have saved his life. He has done what is just and right ; he shall surely live. My sheep were scattered ; 6 they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth , o with none to search or seek for them. And I will feed them on b the mountains of Israel , by the ravines , and in all the inhabited places of the country. And I will judge between sheep and sheep. And z they shall know that I am the L ord , when a I break the bars of their yoke , and a deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them. On your hills and in your valleys and in all t your ravines u those slain with the sword shall fall.

You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost.

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Should not shepherds take care of the flock? A 3 You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock. B 4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed C the sick or bound up D the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally. E 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, F and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals. G 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. H They were scattered I over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.

Ezekiel 34

Should not shepherds take care of the flock? A 3 You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock. B 4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed C the sick or bound up D the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally. E 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, F and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals. G 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. H They were scattered I over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them. I will remove them from tending the flock so that the shepherds can no longer feed themselves. I will rescue O my flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them.

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There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. They will know that I am the Lord , when I break the bars of their yoke BB and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them. And is any man fit for the pastoral office , or to be a shepherd of souls, who is not well acquainted with the disease of sin in all its varieties , and the remedy for this disease, and the proper mode of administering it, in those various cases? Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Go down and n be laid to rest with the uncircumcised. Clear Advanced Options. He had in mind the ultimate, perfect gathering of Israel as part of the new covenant promises when He would even set David over them as their shepherd. Ezekiel Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? I will take my sheep out of their hand and put a stop to their shepherding my flock, so that these shepherds will no longer pasture them.

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They did not care for their own pasture but trampled it down. Eze - And they were scattered, H because there is no shepherd: H and they became meat H to all the beasts H of the field, H when they were scattered. We are nourished in the words of faith 1 Timothy So they were scattered because there was no shepherd : In both the civil and spiritual realms, when sheep have unfaithful shepherds sometimes they think the answer is no shepherds. Godly shepherds will not lead with force , coercion, manipulation, threats, anger, or other forms of cruelty. SBL Format. AA 16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. Therefore, you shepherds : God saw the unfaithful shepherds and would not be silent about their sins. AI 21 Because you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak sheep with your horns AJ until you have driven them away, 22 I will save my flock, and they will no longer be plundered. They will live in safety, BD and no one will make them afraid. Eze - As a shepherd H seeketh out H his flock H in the day H that he is among H his sheep H that are scattered; H so will I seek out H my sheep, H and will deliver H them out of all places H where they have been scattered H in the cloudy H and dark H day. Again, they treated the clear waters as if they were their own and therefore spoiled the waters for the other sheep.