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Ezekiel 34:7

"‘So, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord . This is what the Lord God says:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Minister, Christian;   Rulers;   The Topic Concordance - Israel/jews;   Shepherds/pastors;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Destroy, Destruction;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Pastor;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ezekiel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Principality Principalities ;   Shepherd;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Pastor;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.
Hebrew Names Version
Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
King James Version
Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord ;
English Standard Version
"Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord :
New American Standard Bible
Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
Amplified Bible
Therefore, you [spiritual] shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore ye shepherds, heare the woorde of the Lord.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh:
Berean Standard Bible
Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
Contemporary English Version
Now listen to what I, the living Lord God, am saying to you shepherds. My sheep have been attacked and eaten by wild animals, because you refused to watch them. You never went looking for the lost ones, and you fed yourselves without feeding my sheep.
Complete Jewish Bible
"‘Therefore, shepherds, hear the word of Adonai :
Darby Translation
Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of Jehovah:
Easy-to-Read Version
So, you shepherds, listen to the word of the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
Good News Translation
"Now, you shepherds, listen to what I, the Lord , am telling you.
Lexham English Bible
Therefore, hear, O shepherds, the word of Yahweh:
Literal Translation
For this reason, shepherds, hear the Word of Jehovah:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore o ye shepherdes heare the worde off the LORDE,
American Standard Version
Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of Jehovah:
Bible in Basic English
For this cause, O keepers of the flock, give ear to the word of the Lord:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
King James Version (1611)
Therefore, yee shepheards, heare the word of the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therefore O ye shepheardes, heare the worde of the Lorde.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.
English Revised Version
Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
World English Bible
Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor, scheepherdis, here ye the word of the Lord;
Update Bible Version
Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh:
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
New English Translation
"‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord :
New King James Version
"Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
New Living Translation
"Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord :
New Life Bible
So, you shepherds, hear the Word of the Lord.
New Revised Standard
Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord :
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Wherefore ye shepherds, hear ye the word of Yahweh:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:
Revised Standard Version
"Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:
Young's Literal Translation
Therefore, shepherds, hear a word of Jehovah:
THE MESSAGE
"‘Therefore, shepherds, listen to the Message of God : As sure as I am the living God—Decree of God , the Master—because my sheep have been turned into mere prey, into easy meals for wolves because you shepherds ignored them and only fed yourselves, listen to what God has to say:

Contextual Overview

7 "‘So, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord . This is what the Lord God says: 8 As surely as I live, my flock has been caught and eaten by all the wild animals, because the flock has no shepherd. The shepherds did not search for my flock. No, they fed themselves instead of my flock. 9 So, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord . 10 This is what the Lord God says: I am against the shepherds. I will blame them for what has happened to my sheep and will not let them tend the flock anymore. Then the shepherds will stop feeding themselves, and I will take my flock from their mouths so they will no longer be their food. 11 "‘This is what the Lord God says: I, myself, will search for my sheep and take care of them. 12 As a shepherd takes care of his scattered flock when it is found, I will take care of my sheep. I will save them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day. 13 I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries. I will bring them to their own land and pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the places where people live in the land. 14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and they will eat grass on the high mountains of Israel. They will lie down on good ground where they eat grass, and they will eat in rich grassland on the mountains of Israel. 15 I will feed my flock and lead them to rest, says the Lord God . 16 I will search for the lost, bring back those that strayed away, put bandages on those that were hurt, and make the weak strong. But I will destroy those sheep that are fat and strong. I will tend the sheep with fairness.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Ezekiel 34:9, Psalms 82:1-7, Isaiah 1:10, Jeremiah 13:13, Jeremiah 13:18, Jeremiah 22:2, Jeremiah 22:3, Micah 3:8, Micah 3:9, Malachi 2:1, Matthew 23:13-36, Luke 11:39-54

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 13:20 - where Ezekiel 13:2 - Hear Ezekiel 16:35 - hear Zechariah 10:3 - anger

Cross-References

Genesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham to him and said, "What have you done to us? What wrong did I do against you? Why did you bring this trouble to my kingdom? You should not have done these things to me.
Genesis 34:5
Jacob learned how Shechem had disgraced his daughter, but since his sons were out in the field with the cattle, Jacob said nothing until they came home.
Genesis 34:6
While he waited, Hamor father of Shechem went to talk with Jacob.
Genesis 34:12
Ask as much as you want for the payment for the bride, and I will give it to you. Just let me marry Dinah."
Genesis 34:13
Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father with lies, because Shechem had disgraced their sister Dinah.
Genesis 34:22
But we must agree to one thing: All our men must be circumcised as they are. Then they will agree to live in our land, and we will be one people.
Genesis 34:25
Three days later the men who were circumcised were still in pain. Two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi (Dinah's brothers), took their swords and made a surprise attack on the city, killing all the men there.
Genesis 46:7
his sons and grandsons, his daughters and granddaughters. He took all his family to Egypt with him.
Leviticus 4:2
"Tell the people of Israel this: ‘When a person sins by accident and does some things the Lord has commanded not to be done, that person must do these things:
Leviticus 4:13
"‘If the whole nation of Israel sins accidentally without knowing it and does something the Lord has commanded not to be done, they are guilty.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord. Or, "ye governors", as the Targum, both civil and ecclesiastical; ye kings, princes, and magistrates; ye prophets and teachers of the people, who ought to have attended to the word of grace, to the doctrines of the Scriptures, and fed the people with them; but, since you have not, hear the word of threatening from the Lord, and the just punishment that shall be inflicted on you.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 34:7. Therefore, ye shepherds, (ye bad and wicked shepherds,) hear the word of the Lord — In the preceding character of the good shepherd the reader will find, by reversing the particulars, the character of a bad shepherd; and therefore I may be excused from entering into farther detail.


 
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