Ezekiel 34:10
The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against the shepherds, and I will require my flock from their hand. Then I will dismiss them from shepherding the flock; neither will the shepherds any longer shepherd themselves since I will take away my flock from their mouths, so that my flock will no longer be food for them.
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In Context
9Therefore, shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh:
11For the Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I myself will seek out my flock and I will look after them,
Cross References
Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; 1 you have anointed my head with oil; 1 my cup runs over. 1
Psalms 102:19For he has looked down from the holy heights; 1 from heaven Yahweh has viewed the earth, 1
Jeremiah 21:13See, inhabitant of the valley! I am against you, rock of the plain—this is Yahweh's declaration— 1 I am against anyone who is saying, “Who will come down to attack us?” or “Who will enter our houses?” 1
Jeremiah 50:31“See, I am against you, proud one—this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts— 1 for your day has come, proud one, the time when I will punish you. 1
Jeremiah 52:24The commander of the bodyguards took prisoner Seraiah, the high priest, together with Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three gatekeepers.
Ezekiel 3:20If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and acts unjustly, and I set a stumbling block before him, he will die. Because you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and I will not call to mind the righteous deeds that he performed, but I will require his blood from your hand.
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 →