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Chapter 34
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And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, |
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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? |
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Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye
kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. |
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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 them. |
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And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd:
and they became meat to all the beasts of the field,
when they were scattered. |
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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 after
them. |
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Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; |
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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; |
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Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; |
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds;
and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause
them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the
shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver
my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat
for them. |
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For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will
both search my sheep, and seek them out. |
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As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that
he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek
out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places
where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark
day. |
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And I will bring them out from the people, and gather
them from the countries, and will bring them to their
own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel
by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the
country. |
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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. |
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I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie
down, saith the Lord GOD. |
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I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that
which was driven away, and will bind up that which was
broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but
I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them
with judgment. |
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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. |
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Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up
the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet
the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the
deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet? |
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And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden
with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled
with your feet. |
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold,
I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between
the lean cattle. |
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Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder,
and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye
have scattered them abroad; |
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Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more
be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle. |
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And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall
feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them,
and he shall be their shepherd. |
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And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David
a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it. |
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And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and
will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land:
and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep
in the woods. |
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And I will make them and the places round about my
hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come
down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. |
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And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and
the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be
safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD,
when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered
them out of the hand of those that served themselves
of them. |
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And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither
shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall
dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. |
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And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and
they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land,
neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. |
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Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with
them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my
people, saith the Lord GOD. |
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And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men,
and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD. |
