Ezekiel 34:15
I will feed my sheep, and I will cause them to rest; and they shall know that I am the Lord: thus saith the Lord God.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.
In Context
Cross References
Job 34:29And he will give quiet, and who will condemn? 1 And he will hide his face, and who shall see him? 1 Whether it be done against a nation, or against a man also: 1
Song of Solomon 1:7Tell me, thou whom my soul loves, 1 Where thou tendest thy flock, where thou causest them to rest at noon, 1 Lest I become as one that is veiled by the flocks of thy companions. 1
Isaiah 27:10The flock that dwelt there shall be left, as a deserted flock; and the ground shall be for a long time for pasture, and there shall flocks lie down to rest.
Isaiah 65:9And I will lead forth the seed that came of Jacob and of Judah, and they shall inherit my holy mountain: and mine elect and my servants shall inherit it, and shall dwell there.
Ezekiel 34:23And I will raise up one shepherd over them, and he shall tend them, even my servant David, and he shall be their shepherd;
Zephaniah 3:13and the remnant of Israel shall fear the name of the Lord, and shall do no iniquity, neither shall they speak vanity; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed, and lie down, and there shall be none to terrify them.
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 →