Ezekiel 34:17

And as for you, O my flock, says the Lord, truly, I will be judge between sheep and sheep, the he-sheep and the he-goats.

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In The King James Version

And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.

In Context

16I will go in search of that which had gone wandering from the way, and will get back that which had been sent in flight, and will put bands on that which was broken, and give strength to that which was ill: but the fat and the strong I will give up to destruction; I will give them for their food the punishment which is theirs by right.

18Does it seem a small thing to you to have taken your food on good grass-land while the rest of your grass-land is stamped down under your feet? and that after drinking from clear waters you make the rest of the waters dirty with your feet?

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Cross References

Ezekiel 20:36As I took up the cause with your fathers in the waste land of the land of Egypt, so will I take up the cause with you says the Lord.

Ezekiel 34:20For this reason the Lord has said to them, Truly, I, even I, will be judge between the fat sheep and the thin sheep.

Matthew 25:32And before him all the nations will come together; and they will be parted one from another, as the sheep are parted from the goats by the keeper.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 34:8-17

The Shepherds Reproved. ( b. c. 587.) 7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord ; 8 As I live, saith the Lord God , surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; 9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord ; 10 Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand,… Read the whole commentary →

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