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20 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto them: Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. 21 Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; 22 therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep. 23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I, Jehovah, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them; I, Jehovah, have spoken it.

25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing. 27 And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those that made bondmen of them. 28 And they shall no more be a prey to the nations, neither shall the beasts of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid. 29 And I will raise up unto them a [a]plantation for renown, and they shall be no more [b]consumed with famine in the land, neither bear the shame of the nations any more. 30 And they shall know that I, Jehovah, their God am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord Jehovah. 31 And ye my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord Jehovah.

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  1. Ezekiel 34:29 Or, plant
  2. Ezekiel 34:29 Hebrew taken away.

20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says to them: See, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.(A) 21 Because you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak sheep with your horns(B) 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.(C) 23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend(D) them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.(E) 24 I the Lord will be their God,(F) and my servant David(G) will be prince among them.(H) I the Lord have spoken.(I)

25 “‘I will make a covenant(J) of peace(K) with them and rid the land of savage beasts(L) so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.(M) 26 I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing.[a](N) I will send down showers in season;(O) there will be showers of blessing.(P) 27 The trees will yield their fruit(Q) and the ground will yield its crops;(R) the people will be secure(S) in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke(T) and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.(U) 28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety,(V) and no one will make them afraid.(W) 29 I will provide for them a land renowned(X) for its crops, and they will no longer be victims of famine(Y) in the land or bear the scorn(Z) of the nations.(AA) 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.(AB) 31 You are my sheep,(AC) the sheep of my pasture,(AD) and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”

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  1. 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