Ezekiel 34:16

I will seek the lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up the broken, and will strengthen that which was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong: I will feed them with judgment.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

In Context

15I will myself feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah.

17And as for you, my flock, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between the rams and the he-goats.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:15Then Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked Thou art waxen fat, Thou art grown thick, And thou art covered with fatness; He gave up God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

Isaiah 5:17And the lambs shall feed as on their pasture, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Isaiah 40:11He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck.

Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound;

Jeremiah 10:24Jehovah, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

Jeremiah 23:15Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink water of gall; for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.

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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