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10 (A)Sharon will be a pasture land for flocks,
And the (B)valley of Achor a resting place for herds,
For My people who (C)seek Me.

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10 Sharon(A) will become a pasture for flocks,(B)
    and the Valley of Achor(C) a resting place for herds,
    for my people who seek(D) me.

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12 “They will (A)come and sing for joy on the (B)height of Zion,
And they will be (C)radiant over the goodness of Yahweh—
Over the (D)grain and the new wine and the oil,
And over the young of the (E)flock and the herd;
And their soul will be like a (F)watered garden,
And they will (G)never waste away again.

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12 They will come and shout for joy(A) on the heights(B) of Zion;
    they will rejoice in the bounty(C) of the Lord
the grain, the new wine and the olive oil,(D)
    the young of the flocks(E) and herds.
They will be like a well-watered garden,(F)
    and they will sorrow(G) no more.

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12 (A)As a shepherd [a]cares for his herd in the day when he is among his [b]sheep which are spread out, so I will [c](B)care for My [d]sheep and will deliver them from all the places to which they were scattered on a (C)cloudy and gloomy day. 13 I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries and bring them to their own land; and I will (D)shepherd them on the mountains of Israel, by the (E)streams, and in all the inhabited places of the land. 14 I will shepherd them in a (F)good pasture, and their grazing ground will be on the mountain heights of Israel. There they will lie down on good grazing ground and be shepherded in [e](G)rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. 15 I will (H)shepherd My flock, and I will make them lie down,” declares Lord Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 34:12 Or seek(s) out
  2. Ezekiel 34:12 Or flock
  3. Ezekiel 34:12 Or seek(s) out
  4. Ezekiel 34:12 Or flock
  5. Ezekiel 34:14 Lit fat

12 As a shepherd(A) looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.(B) 13 I will bring them out from the nations and gather(C) them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land.(D) I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land.(E) 14 I will tend them in a good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel(F) will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in good grazing land, and there they will feed in a rich pasture(G) on the mountains of Israel.(H) 15 I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down,(I) declares the Sovereign Lord.(J)

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So the seacoast will be (A)pastures,
With [a]caves for shepherds and folds for flocks.
And the coast will be
For the (B)remnant of the house of Judah;
They will (C)feed upon it.
In the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down at evening;
For Yahweh their God will (D)care for them
And (E)restore their fortune.

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  1. Zephaniah 2:6 Or meadows, wells

The land by the sea will become pastures
    having wells for shepherds
    and pens for flocks.(A)
That land will belong
    to the remnant(B) of the people of Judah;
    there they will find pasture.
In the evening they will lie down
    in the houses of Ashkelon.
The Lord their God will care for them;
    he will restore their fortunes.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:7 Or will bring back their captives