Ezekiel 34:14

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¹² As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.

¹³ I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land.

I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

¹⁵ I will tend My flock and make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD.

¹⁶ I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’

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BSB: I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
KJV: I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
WEB: I will feed them with good pasture, and their fold will be on the mountains of the height of Israel. There they will lie down in a good fold. They will feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
ASV: I will feed them with good pasture; and upon the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold; and on fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
DARBY: I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold, and in a fat pasture they shall feed upon the mountains of Israel.
BLB: I will feed them in good pasture, and on the mountains of the height of Israel will be their grazing land; there they will lie down in good grazing land, and they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

ÅB: På en god beitemark vil jeg la dem beite, på Israels høye fjell skal deres havnegang være; der skal de hvile på en god havnegang, og på en fet beitemark skal de beite på Israels fjell.
OTB: Jeg vil stelle dem på en god beitemark, og deres beiteland skal være på Israels fjellhøyder. Der skal de legge seg ned på en god beitemark og spise i en rik beitemark på Israels fjell.
B1930: På en god beitemark vil jeg la dem beite, på Israels høie fjell skal deres havnegang være; der skal de hvile på en god havnegang, og på en fet beitemark skal de beite på Israels fjell.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 10:9
I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
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Jeremiah 31:25
for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”
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Psalms 23:1–2
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
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Jeremiah 31:12–14
They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD— the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.
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Ezekiel 36:29–30
I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you.
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Revelation 7:16
‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
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Isaiah 25:6
On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.
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Ezekiel 34:27
The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them.
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