Ezekiel 34:25-31

Expanded Bible

²⁵ “‘I will make an ·agreement [covenant; treaty] of peace with ·my sheep [^Lthem] and will remove ·harmful animals [wild beasts] from the land. Then the sheep will live safely in the ·desert [wilderness] and sleep in the woods. ²⁶ I will ·bless them and let them live around my hill [or make them and the regions around my hill a blessing]. I will cause ·the rains [showers] to come ·when it is time [in their season]; there will be showers to bless them. ²⁷ Also the trees ·in the countryside [^Lof the field] will ·give [yield] their fruit, and the land will give its ·harvest [produce; increase]. And the sheep will ·be safe [live securely] on their land. Then they will know that I am the Lord when I break the bars of their ·captivity [^Lyoke] and ·save [rescue] them from the ·power [^Lhand] of those who made them slaves. ²⁸ They will not be ·led captive by [prey for] the nations again. The wild animals will not ·eat [devour] them, but they will live safely, and no one will make them afraid. ²⁹ I will give them a place famous for its good crops, so they will no longer ·suffer from hunger [be victims of famine] in the land. They will not suffer the insults of other nations anymore. ³⁰ Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them. The nation [^Lhouse] of Israel will know that they are my people, says the Lord God. ³¹ You, my sheep, are the human sheep ·I care for [^Lof my pasture; Ps. 95:7; 100:3], and I am your God, says the Lord God.’”