Ezekiel 34:11-31

Lexham English Bible

¹¹ “‘For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I, even I, will seek my flock, and I will look after them, ¹² just like the caring of a shepherd for his herd on^[a] the day when he is in the midst of his scattered flock. Thus I will look after my flock, and I will deliver them from all the places to which they were scattered^[b] on the day of storm and stress.^{[c] 13} And I will bring them out from the peoples, and I will gather them from the countries, and I will bring them to their soil, and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys, and in all of the settlements of the land. ¹⁴ I will feed them in good pasture, and their pasture will be on the mountains of the heights of Israel; there they will lie down in good pasture, and on lush pasture they will feed on the mountains of Israel. ¹⁵ I myself^[d] will feed my flock and I myself^[e] will allow them to lie down,” declares^[f] the Lord Yahweh. ¹⁶ “I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the scattered, and I will bind up the one hurt, and I will strengthen the sick; and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed her with justice.”

¹⁷ “‘And you, my flock, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am judging between one sheep and another,^[g] between the rams and between the he-goats. ¹⁸ Is it not enough for you^[h] that you feed on the good pasture? And still you must trample the remainder of your pasture with your feet, and clear water^[i] you drink, and the leftover water^[j] you must make muddy with your feet. ¹⁹ And my flock must graze the pasture treaded upon by^[k] your feet, and must drink the mud puddle stirred up by^[l] your feet.”

²⁰ “‘Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh to them: “Look! I, even I will judge between fat sheep and between lean sheep, ²¹ because with your flank and with your shoulder you shoved, and with your horns you pushed all of the sick animals until^[m] you scattered it^[n] to the outside. ²² And so I will save my flock, and they will no longer be^[o] for plunder, and I will judge between one sheep and another.^{[p] 23} And I will set up over them one shepherd, and he will feed them; that is, my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be for them as^[q] a shepherd. ²⁴ And I, Yahweh, I will be for them as God,^[r] and my servant David will be a leader in the midst of them. I, Yahweh, I have spoken. ²⁵ And I will make them a covenant of peace, and I will put an end to wild animals^[s] from the land, and they will dwell in the desert safely,^[t] and they will sleep in the forest. ²⁶ And I will make them and the area all around my hill a blessing, and I will let the rain go down at its appointed time;^[u] they will be rains of blessing. ²⁷ And the tree^[v] of the field will give its fruit, and the land will give its produce, and they will be on their land safely,^[w] and they will know that I am Yahweh when I break their yoke, and I will deliver them from the hand of the ones enslaving them. ²⁸ And they will not be any longer plunder to the nations, and the animals of the land will not eat them, and they will dwell in safety,^[x] and there will not be anyone frightening them. ²⁹ And I will raise for them a garden plot^[y] of renown, and they will no longer^[z] be victims of famine in the land, and they will not bear any more the insult of the nations. ³⁰ And they will know that I, Yahweh their God, am with them and they are my people, the house of Israel,” declares^[aa] the Lord Yahweh, ³¹ “and you are my flock, the flock of my pasture. You are my people;^[ab] I am your God,” declares^[ac] the Lord Yahweh.’”