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Ezekiel 34:17

Justice

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.’

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

18 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?

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

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BSB
This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.
KJV
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.
WEB
“As for you, O my flock, the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, the rams and the male goats.
ASV
And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, the rams and the he-goats.
DARBY
And as for you, my flock, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between the rams and the he-goats.
BLB
And you⁺, My flock, thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘Behold, I am going to judge between sheep and sheep, the rams and the goats.
ÅB
Og dere, min flokk, så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Se, jeg dømmer mellom sauer og sauer, mellom værer og bukker.
OTB
Når det gjelder dere, min flokk, dette sier den suverene Herren: Jeg vil gjøre forskjell mellom en sau og en annen, og mellom værer og geiter.
B1930
Og I, min hjord, så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Se, jeg dømmer mellem får og får, mellem værer og bukker.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 34:20–22

    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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  • Zechariah 10:3

    “My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.

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  • Matthew 25:32–33

    All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

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  • Ezekiel 20:37–38

    I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant.

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