34:1 And the word of the Lord came to me,
saying,
34:2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say
to the shepherds, Thus saith the Lord God; O shepherds of Israel, do
shepherds feed themselves? do not the shepherds feed the sheep?
34:3 Behold, ye feed on the milk, and clothe yourselves with the wool, and
slay the fat: but ye feed not my sheep.
34:4 The weak one ye have not strengthened, and the sick ye have not
cherished, and the bruised ye have not bound up, and the stray one ye have
not turned back, and the lost ye have not sought; and the strong ye have
wearied with labour.
34:5 And my sheep were scattered, because there were no shepherds: and they
became meat to all the wild beasts of the field.
34:6 And my sheep were scattered on every mountain, and on every high hill:
yea, they were scattered on the face of the earth, and there was none to
seek them out, nor to bring them back.
34:7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.
34:8 [As] I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my sheep became a prey,
and my sheep became meat to all the wild beasts of the field, because there
were no shepherds, and the shepherds sought not out my sheep, and the
shepherds fed themselves, but fed not my sheep.
34:9 For this cause, O shepherds,
34:10 thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I
will require my sheep at their hands, and will turn them back that they
shall not feed my sheep, and the shepherds shall no longer feed them; and I
will deliver my sheep out of their mouth, and they shall no longer be meat
for them.
34:11 For thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will seek out my sheep, and
will visit them.
34:12 As the shepherd seeks his flock, in the day when there is darkness and
cloud, in the midst of the sheep that are separated: so will I seek out my
sheep, and will bring them back from every place where they were scattered
in the day of cloud and darkness.
34:13 And I will bring them out from the Gentiles, and will gather them from
the countries, and will bring them into their own land, and will feed them
upon the mountains of Israel, and in the valleys, and in every inhabited
place of the land.
34:14 I will feed them in a good pasture, on a high mountain of Israel: and
their folds shall be there, and they shall lie down, and there shall they
rest in perfect prosperity, and they shall feed in a fat pasture on the
mountains of Israel.
34:15 I will feed my sheep, and I will cause them to rest; and they shall
know that I am the Lord: thus saith the Lord God.
34:16 I will seek that which is lost, and I will recover the stray one, and
will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen the fainting, and
will guard the strong, and will feed them with judgment.
34:17 And [as for] you, ye sheep, thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will
distinguish between sheep and sheep, [between] rams and he-goats.
34:18 And [is it] not enough for you that ye fed on the good pasture, that
ye trampled with your feet the remnant of your pasture? and [that] ye drank
the standing water, [that] ye disturbed the residue with your feet?
34:19 So my sheep fed on that which ye had trampled with your feet; and they
drank the water that had been disturbed by your feet.
34:20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will separate between the
strong sheep and the weak sheep.
34:21 Ye did thrust with your sides and shoulders, and pushed with your
horns, and ye cruelly treated all the sick.
34:22 Therefore I will save my sheep, and they shall not be any more for a
prey; and will judge between ram and ram.
34:23 And I will raise up one shepherd over them, and he shall tend them,
[even] my servant David, and he shall be their shepherd;
34:24 and I the Lord will be to them a Go, and David a prince in the midst
of them; I the Lord have spoken it.
34:25 And I will make with David a covenant of peace and I will utterly
destroy evil beasts from off the land; and they shall dwell in the
wilderness, and sleep in the forests.
34:26 And I will settle them round about my mountain; and I will give you
the rain, the rain of blessing.
34:27 And the trees that are in the field shall yield their fruit, and the
earth shall yield her strength, and they shall dwell in the confidence of
peace on their land, and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have
broken their yoke; and I will deliver them out of the hand of those that
enslaved them.
34:28 And they shall no more be a spoil to the nations, and the wild beasts
of the land shall no more at all devour them; and they shall dwell safely,
and there shall be none to make them afraid.
34:29 And I will raise up for them a plant of peace, and they shall no more
perish with hunger upon the land, and they shall no more bear the reproach
off the nations.
34:30 And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, and they my people.
O house of Israel, saith the Lord God,
34:31 ye are my sheep, even the sheep of my flock, and I am the Lord your
God, saith the Lord God. |
34:1 And the word of the LORD came unto me,
saying,
34:2 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?
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.
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 them.
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.
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 after them.
34:7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
34:8 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;
34:9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
34:10 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.
34:11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my
sheep, and seek them out.
34:12 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.
34:13 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.
34:14 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.
34:15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the
Lord GOD.
34:16 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.
34:17 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.
34:18 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?
34:19 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.
34:20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will
judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
34:21 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the
diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;
34:22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and
I will judge between cattle and cattle.
34:23 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.
34:24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among
them; I the LORD have spoken it.
34:25 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.
34:26 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.
34:27 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.
34:28 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.
34:29 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.
34:30 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.
34:31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God,
saith the Lord GOD. |