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Ezekiel 34:2 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? "

Ezekiel 34:2

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1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.

4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled

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From This Chapter

Ezekiel 34:1

"And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"

Ezekiel 34:3

"Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock."

Ezekiel 34:4

"The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled"

Ezekiel 34:5

"And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered."

Ezekiel 34:6

"My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek"

Ezekiel 34:7

"Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;"
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