Ezekiel 34:7

Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

In Context

6And my sheep were scattered on every mountain, and on every high hill: yea, they were scattered on the face of the earth, and there was none to seek them out, nor to bring them back.

8As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became meat to all the wild beasts of the field, because there were no shepherds, and the shepherds sought not out my sheep, and the shepherds fed themselves, but fed not my sheep.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; attend to the law of God, thou people of Gomorrah.

Jeremiah 13:18Say ye to the king and the princes, Humble yourselves, and sit down; for your crown of glory is removed from your head.

Ezekiel 16:35Therefore, harlot, hear the word of the Lord:

Micah 3:8Surely I will strengthen myself with the Spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of power, to declare to Jacob his transgressions, and to Israel his sins.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 34:2-7

The Shepherds Reproved. ( b. c. 587.) 1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. 4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have… Read the whole commentary →

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