Book 14 : NEVIIM - EZEKIEL - Chapter 034
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And the word of HaShem came unto me, saying
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'Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel,
prophesy, and say unto them, even to the shepherds: Thus saith the L-rd GOD: Woe
unto the shepherds of Israel that have fed themselves! should not the shepherds
feed the sheep
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Ye did eat the fat, and ye clothed you with the wool, ye
killed the fatlings; but ye fed not the sheep
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The weak 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 back that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that
which was lost; but with force have ye ruled over them and with rigour
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So were they scattered, because there was no shepherd; and
they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered
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My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every
high hill, yea, upon all the face of the earth were My sheep scattered, and
there was none that did search or seek
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Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of HaShem
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As I live, saith the L-rd GOD, 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
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therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of HaShem
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Thus saith the L-rd GOD: Behold, I am against the
shepherds; and I will require My sheep at their hand, and cause them to cease
from feeding the sheep; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more;
and I will deliver My sheep from their mouth, that they may not be food for
them
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For thus saith the L-rd GOD: Behold, here am I, and I will
search for 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 separated, so will I seek out My sheep; and I will
deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered in the day of
clouds and thick darkness
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And I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather
them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will
feed them upon the mountains of Israel, by the streams, and in all the habitable
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 down 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 sheep, and I will cause them to lie down,
saith the L-rd GOD
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I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that
which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will
strengthen that which was sick; and the fat and the strong I will destroy, I
will feed them in justice
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And as for you, O My flock, thus saith the L-rd GOD:
Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, even the rams and the he-goats
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Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the
good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture?
and to have drunk of the settled waters, but ye must foul the residue with your
feet
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And as for My sheep, 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 L-rd GOD unto them: Behold, I,
even I, will judge between the fat cattle and the lean cattle
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Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push
all the weak 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 HaShem will be their G-d, and My servant David
prince among them; I HaShem have spoken
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And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will
cause 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 its season; there shall be
showers of blessing
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And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the
earth shall yield her produce, and they shall be safe in their land; and they
shall know that I am HaShem, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have
delivered them out of the hand of those that made bondmen of them
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And they shall no more be a prey to the nations, neither
shall the beast of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none
shall make them afraid
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And I will raise up unto them a plantation for renown, and
they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame
of the nations any more
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And they shall know that I HaShem their G-d am with them,
and that they, the house of Israel, are My people, saith the L-rd GOD
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And ye My sheep, the sheep of My pasture, are men, and I
am your G-d, saith the L-rd GOD.
Book 14 : NEVIIM - EZEKIEL - Chapter 034
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