Ezekiel 34:20

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

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In The King James Version

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.

In Context

19Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?’

21Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,

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Cross References

Psalms 22:12Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

Ezekiel 24:5Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’

Ezekiel 34:17This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 34:18-31

God's Care of His Flock; Prediction of Messiah's Kingdom. ( b. c. 587.) 17 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. 18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet? 19 And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they… Read the whole commentary →

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