Ezekiel 34:7
5 They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.
6 My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’
Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
8 ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead,
9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD!’
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
- KJV
- Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
- WEB
- “‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the LORD’s word:
- ASV
- Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of Jehovah:
- DARBY
- Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of Jehovah:
- BLB
- Therefore, shepherds, hear the word of YHWH!
- ÅB
- Hør derfor Herrens ord, dere hyrder!
- OTB
- Derfor, dere hyrder, hør Herrens ord:
- B1930
- Hør derfor Herrens ord, I hyrder!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 13:18
Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”
Read in contextIsaiah 1:10
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
Read in contextMatthew 23:13–36
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
Read in contextJeremiah 22:2–3
saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David—you and your officials and your people who enter these gates.
Read in contextJeremiah 13:13
then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land—the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem.
Read in contextMalachi 2:1
“And now this decree is for you, O priests:
Read in contextPsalms 82:1–7
God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
Read in contextEzekiel 34:9
therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD!’
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