Ezekiel 34:1-6
Contemporary English Version
Israel's Leaders Are Worthless Shepherds
34 (A) The Lord God said:
2 Ezekiel, son of man, Israel's leaders are like shepherds taking care of my sheep, the people of Israel. But I want you to condemn these leaders and tell them:
I, the Lord God, say you shepherds of Israel are doomed! You take care of yourselves while ignoring my sheep. 3 You drink their milk and use their wool to make your clothes. Then you butcher the best ones for food. But you don't take care of the flock! 4 You have never protected the weak ones or healed the sick ones or bandaged those that get hurt. You let them wander off and never look for those that get lost. You are cruel and mean to my sheep. 5 (B) They strayed in every direction, and because there was no shepherd to watch them, they were attacked and eaten by wild animals. 6 So my sheep were scattered across the earth. They roamed on hills and mountains, without anyone even bothering to look for them.
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Ezekiel 34:1-6
New International Version
The Lord Will Be Israel’s Shepherd
34 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! 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.(J)
Ezekiel 34:23
Contemporary English Version
23 (A) After that, I will give you a shepherd from the family of my servant King David. All of you, both strong and weak, will have the same shepherd, and he will take good care of you.
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Ezekiel 34:23
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23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend(A) them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.(B)
Ezekiel 34:24
Contemporary English Version
24 (A) He will be your leader, and I will be your God. I, the Lord, have spoken.
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Ezekiel 34:24
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24 I the Lord will be their God,(A) and my servant David(B) will be prince among them.(C) I the Lord have spoken.(D)
John 10:14-16
Contemporary English Version
14 (A) I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and they know me. 15 (B) Just as the Father knows me, I know the Father, and I give up my life for my sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not in this sheep pen. I must also bring them together, when they hear my voice. Then there will be one flock of sheep and one shepherd.
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John 10:14-16
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14 “I am the good shepherd;(A) I know my sheep(B) and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father(C)—and I lay down my life for the sheep.(D) 16 I have other sheep(E) that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock(F) and one shepherd.(G)
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