Ezekiel 34:11-12
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God, the True Shepherd
11 “For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when some of his sheep[a] have been scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep; and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness.
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- Ezekiel 34:12 Cn: Heb when he is among his sheep
Ezekiel 34:15-17
Revised Standard Version
15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord God. 16 I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the crippled, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will watch over;[a] I will feed them in justice.
17 “As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, rams and he-goats.
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- Ezekiel 34:16 Gk Syr Vg: Heb destroy
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