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Ezekiel 34:17-31
New King James Version
Ezekiel 34:17-31
New King James Version
17 ‘And as for you, O My flock, thus says the Lord God: (A)“Behold, I shall judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and goats. 18 Is it too little for you to have eaten up the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the [a]residue of your pasture—and to have drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul the residue with your feet? 19 And as for My flock, they eat what you have trampled with your feet, and they drink what you have fouled with your feet.”
20 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God to them: (B)“Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat and the lean sheep. 21 Because you have pushed with side and shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your horns, and scattered them abroad, 22 therefore I will save My flock, and they shall no longer be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep. 23 I will establish one (C)shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—(D)My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd. 24 And (E)I, the Lord, will be their God, and My servant David (F)a prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken.
25 (G)“I will make a covenant of peace with them, and (H)cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they (I)will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. 26 I will make them and the places all around (J)My hill (K)a blessing; and I will (L)cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be (M)showers of blessing. 27 Then (N)the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase. They shall be safe in their land; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have (O)broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them from the hand of those who (P)enslaved them. 28 And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but (Q)they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid. 29 I will raise up for them a (R)garden[b] of renown, and they shall (S)no longer be consumed with hunger in the land, (T)nor bear the shame of the Gentiles anymore. 30 Thus they shall know that (U)I, the Lord their God, am with them, and they, the house of Israel, are (V)My people,” says the Lord God.’
31 “You are My (W)flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men, and I am your God,” says the Lord God.
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- Ezekiel 34:18 remainder
- Ezekiel 34:29 Lit. planting place
Ezekiel 34:17-31
New International Version
Ezekiel 34:17-31
New International Version
17 “‘As for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats.(A) 18 Is it not enough(B) for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet?(C) Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? 19 Must my flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?
20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says to them: See, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.(D) 21 Because you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak sheep with your horns(E) until you have driven them away, 22 I will save my flock, and they will no longer be plundered. I will judge between one sheep and another.(F) 23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend(G) them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.(H) 24 I the Lord will be their God,(I) and my servant David(J) will be prince among them.(K) I the Lord have spoken.(L)
25 “‘I will make a covenant(M) of peace(N) with them and rid the land of savage beasts(O) so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.(P) 26 I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing.[a](Q) I will send down showers in season;(R) there will be showers of blessing.(S) 27 The trees will yield their fruit(T) and the ground will yield its crops;(U) the people will be secure(V) in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke(W) and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.(X) 28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety,(Y) and no one will make them afraid.(Z) 29 I will provide for them a land renowned(AA) for its crops, and they will no longer be victims of famine(AB) in the land or bear the scorn(AC) of the nations.(AD) 30 Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them and that they, the Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign Lord.(AE) 31 You are my sheep,(AF) the sheep of my pasture,(AG) and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 34:26 Or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be named in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be seen as blessed
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