Ezekiel 34:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'As surely as I live,' declares the Lord GOD, 'because My flock has become prey and My flock has become food for every wild animal since there was no shepherd and My shepherds did not search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock,

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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;

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    As I live, says the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became food for every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, nor did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and did not feed my flock;

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    As I live,{H2416} saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah,{H136} surely forasmuch as my sheep{H6629} became a prey,{H957} and my sheep{H6629} became food{H402} to all the beasts{H2416} of the field,{H7704} because there was no shepherd,{H7462} neither did my shepherds{H7462} search{H1875} for my sheep,{H6629} but the shepherds{H7462} fed{H7462} themselves, and fed{H7462} not my sheep;{H6629}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    As I live{H2416}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, surely because my flock{H6629} became a prey{H957}, and my flock{H6629} became meat{H402} to every beast{H2416} of the field{H7704}, because there was no shepherd{H7462}{(H8802)}, neither did my shepherds{H7462}{(H8802)} search{H1875}{(H8804)} for my flock{H6629}, but the shepherds{H7462}{(H8802)} fed{H7462}{(H8799)} themselves, and fed{H7462}{(H8804)} not my flock{H6629};

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Thus sayeth the LORDE God: As truly as I lyue, for so moch as my shepe are robbed, and deuoured off all the wylde beestes off the felde, hauynge no shepherde: and seynge that my shepherdes take no regarde off my shepe, but fede them selues only, and not my shepe:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    As I liue, sayeth the Lorde God, surely because my flocke was spoyled, and my sheepe were deuoured of all the beasts of the fielde, hauing no shepherde, neither did my shepherdes seeke my sheepe, but the shepherdes fedde them selues, and fedde not my sheepe,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    As truely as I lyue saith the Lorde God, forsomuch as my sheepe are robbed, & deuoured of all the wylde beastes of the fielde, hauing no shepheard, and seeing that my shepheardes seke not my sheepe, but the shepheardes feede them selues, and feede not my sheepe:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    [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;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely because my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the animals of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and didn't feed my sheep;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, If not, because of My flock being for a prey, Yea, My flock is for food to every beast of the field, Because there is no shepherd, And My shepherds have not sought My flock, And the shepherds do feed themselves, And My flock they have not fed.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely forasmuch as my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my sheep;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely forasmuch as my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my sheep;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    By my life, says the Lord, truly, because my sheep have been taken away, and my sheep became food for all the beasts of the field, because there was no keeper, and my keepers did not go in search of the sheep, but the keepers took food for themselves and gave my sheep no food;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely because my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the animals of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and didn't feed my sheep;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, my sheep have become prey and have become food for all the wild beasts. There was no shepherd, and my shepherds did not search for my flock, but fed themselves and did not feed my sheep,

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 34:2-3 : 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, the shepherds: This is what the Lord GOD says, 'Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not shepherds feed the flock? 3 You eat the fat, wear the wool, and slaughter the fattened animals, but you do not feed the flock.
  • Ezek 34:5-6 : 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild animals; they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My flock was scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.
  • Ezek 34:10 : 10 This is what the Lord GOD says, 'Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand My flock from their hand and stop them from shepherding My flock. The shepherds will no longer feed themselves, for I will rescue My flock from their mouths, so it will no longer be food for them.'
  • Ezek 34:18 : 18 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pastures? Must you also trample the rest of your pastures with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?
  • Ezek 34:31 : 31 You are My sheep, the sheep of My pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord GOD.
  • Acts 20:33 : 33 I have not coveted anyone’s silver, gold, or clothing.
  • 1 Cor 9:15 : 15 But I have not made use of any of these rights, and I am not writing this to make it happen for me. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.
  • 2 Pet 2:13 : 13 They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. They consider it a pleasure to indulge in carousing during the day. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions while they feast with you.
  • Jude 1:12 : 12 These are hidden reefs in your love feasts, feasting with you fearlessly, shepherding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 34:1-7
    7 verses
    90%

    1 The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

    2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, the shepherds: This is what the Lord GOD says, 'Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not shepherds feed the flock?

    3 You eat the fat, wear the wool, and slaughter the fattened animals, but you do not feed the flock.

    4 You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them harshly and brutally.

    5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild animals; they were scattered.

    6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My flock was scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.

    7 Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:

  • Ezek 34:9-12
    4 verses
    88%

    9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD.

    10 This is what the Lord GOD says, 'Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand My flock from their hand and stop them from shepherding My flock. The shepherds will no longer feed themselves, for I will rescue My flock from their mouths, so it will no longer be food for them.'

    11 For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and look after them.

    12 As a shepherd looks after his scattered sheep when he is with them, so I will look after My flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.

  • 83%

    15 The LORD said to me, 'Take again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

    16 For behold, I am raising up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those being destroyed, seek the young, heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.'

    17 Woe to the worthless shepherd who abandons the flock! May the sword strike his arm and his right eye. May his arm wither completely, and his right eye become totally blind.

  • Zech 11:4-5
    2 verses
    82%

    4 This is what the LORD my God says: ‘Shepherd the flock marked for slaughter.’

    5 Their buyers slaughter them without remorse, and those who sell them say, 'Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich.' Their own shepherds show no pity on them.

  • Ezek 34:14-23
    10 verses
    82%

    14 I will feed them in good pasture, and their grazing land will be on the high mountains of Israel. There they will lie down in a pleasant grazing land and feed in rich pastures on the mountains of Israel.

    15 I Myself will tend My flock and cause them to lie down, declares the Lord GOD.

    16 I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the injured, and strengthen the weak. But the fat and the strong I will destroy—I will shepherd them with justice.

    17 As for you, My flock, this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the male goats.

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

    19 Must My flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?

    20 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says to them: Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

    21 Because you push with your side and shoulder, and butt all the weak sheep with your horns until you have scattered them far and wide,

    22 I will save My flock so they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.

    23 I will place over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.

  • Jer 23:1-4
    4 verses
    81%

    1 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture, declares the LORD.

    2 Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the shepherds who tend My people: You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I am about to punish you for your evil deeds, declares the LORD.

    3 Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.

    4 I will appoint shepherds over them who will care for them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any be missing, declares the LORD.

  • Jer 25:34-36
    3 verses
    80%

    34 Weep and wail, you shepherds, cry out! Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock, for your time to be slaughtered has come. You will fall like a precious vessel.

    35 The shepherds will have no refuge, and the leaders of the flock will find no escape.

    36 Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.

  • 21 The shepherds are senseless and do not seek the Lord; therefore they do not prosper, and all their flock is scattered.

  • 31 You are My sheep, the sheep of My pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Zech 11:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7 So I shepherded the flock marked for slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. Then I took two staffs—one I called Favor and the other Union—and I shepherded the flock.

    8 In one month I disposed of the three shepherds. My soul was impatient with them, and their soul also loathed me.

  • 6 My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to wander on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill and forgotten their resting place.

  • Zech 10:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2 For the household idols speak deceit, and the diviners see false visions. They tell deceitful dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore, the people wander like sheep, oppressed because they have no shepherd.

    3 My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts cares for His flock, the house of Judah, and will make them like a splendid warhorse.

  • 76%

    11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

    12 The hired worker, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, abandons the sheep, and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters them.

  • 18 How the cattle groan! The herds of livestock wander in confusion because they have no pasture; even the flocks of sheep are suffering.

  • 7 Awake, O sword, against My shepherd and against the man who is My companion, declares the LORD of hosts. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

  • 14 Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, who live alone in a forest in the midst of Carmel. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as they did in days of old.

  • 15 Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.

  • 10 Hear the word of the LORD, you nations; declare it in the distant coastlands and say: He who scattered Israel will gather them and watch over them like a shepherd cares for his flock.

  • 16 Then Micaiah said, 'I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd, and the LORD said, "These people have no master; let each one go home in peace."'

  • 12 This is what the Lord Almighty says: In this desolate place, without people or animals, and in all its towns, there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.

  • 38 Like the flocks of sacrifices, like the flocks in Jerusalem during its appointed festivals, so the ruined cities will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD.