Ezekiel 34:15

The NET Bible®

I myself will feed my sheep and I myself will make them lie down, declares the sovereign Lord .

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I will tend my flock and let them lie down. This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Hebrew Names Version
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord GOD.

King James Version
I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God .

English Standard Version
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God .

New American Standard Bible
"I Myself will feed My flock and I Myself will lead them to rest," declares the Lord GOD.

New Century Version
I will feed my flock and lead them to rest, says the Lord God .

Amplified Bible
"I will feed My flock and I will let them lie down [to rest]," says the Lord GOD.

Geneva Bible (1587)
I will feede my sheepe, and bring them to their rest, sayth the Lord God.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest," declares the Lord GOD.

Legacy Standard Bible
I will shepherd My flock, and I will make them lie down," declares Lord Yahweh.

Berean Standard Bible
I will tend My flock and make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD.

Contemporary English Version
I promise to take care of them and keep them safe,

Complete Jewish Bible
Yes, I will pasture my sheep; and I will let them rest" says Adonai Elohim .

Darby Translation
I will myself feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Easy-to-Read Version
Yes, I will feed my flock, and I will lead them to a place of rest." This is what the Lord God said.

George Lamsa Translation
I myself will feed my sheep and I will cause them to lie down, says the LORD God.

Good News Translation
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will find them a place to rest. I, the Sovereign Lord , have spoken.

Lexham English Bible
I myself will feed my flock and I myself will allow them to lie down," declares the Lord Yahweh.

Literal Translation
I will feed My sheep, and I will make them lie down, declares the Lord Jehovah.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I will fede my shepe myselff, and bringe them to their rest, sayeth the LORDE God.

American Standard Version
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English
I myself will give food to my flock, and I will give them rest, says the Lord.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
I will feed My sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.

King James Version (1611)
I will feed my flocke, and I will cause them to lie downe, saith the Lord God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
I wyll feede my sheepe and bring them to their rest, saith the Lorde God.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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.

English Revised Version
I myself will feed my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.

World English Bible
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord Yahweh.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y schal fede my scheep, and Y schal make hem to ligge, seith the Lord God.

Update Bible Version
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord Yahweh.

Webster's Bible Translation
I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.

New King James Version
I will feed My flock, and I will make them lie down," says the Lord GOD.

New Living Translation
I myself will tend my sheep and give them a place to lie down in peace, says the Sovereign Lord .

New Life Bible
I will feed My sheep, and give them rest," says the Lord God.

New Revised Standard
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord God .

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
myself will tend my flock. And, I, myself will cause them to lie down, Declareth My Lord Yahweh:

Douay-Rheims Bible
I will feed my sheep: and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God.

Revised Standard Version
I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord GOD.

Young's Literal Translation
I feed My flock, and cause them to lie down, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Contextual Overview

⁷ "‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord : ⁸ 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, ⁹ Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord : ¹⁰ This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand my sheep from their hand. I will no longer let them be shepherds; the shepherds will not feed themselves anymore. I will rescue my sheep from their mouth, so that they will no longer be food for them. ¹¹ "‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I myself will search for my sheep and seek them out. ¹² As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a cloudy, dark day. ¹³ I will bring them out from among the peoples and gather them from foreign countries; I will bring them to their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the streams and all the inhabited places of the land. ¹⁴ In a good pasture I will feed them; the mountain heights of Israel will be their pasture. There they will lie down in a lush pasture, and they will feed on rich grass on the mountains of Israel. ¹⁵ I myself will feed my sheep and I myself will make them lie down, declares the sovereign Lord . ¹⁶ I will seek the lost and bring back the strays; I will bandage the injured and strengthen the sick, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them—with judgment!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 23:2, Song of Solomon 1:7, Song of Solomon 1:8, Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 11:7, Isaiah 27:10, Isaiah 65:9, Isaiah 65:10, Jeremiah 3:15, Hosea 2:18, Zephaniah 3:13, John 21:15

Reciprocal: Genesis 33:13 - the children 2 Samuel 7:7 - feed Psalms 72:4 - He shall judge Proverbs 3:24 - liest Ephesians 5:29 - nourisheth

Cross-References

Galatians 4:12
I beg you, brothers and sisters, become like me, because I have become like you. You have done me no wrong!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I will feed my flock,.... This is repeated for the further confirmation of it, that it might be depended upon that the Lord would feed his people in the manner before promised; and it gives a reason why he would do it, because they were his flock; he had a right unto them, a property in them; they were separated and distinguished from others by him, as the church of God is; and which is also purchased by Christ, and gathered out of the world by his Spirit and grace; and therefore he will feed them, or take care that they shall be fed,

Acts 20:28:

and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord; in the good fold provided for them; where they have both rest and safety, and also plenty of suitable food; Acts 20:28- :. The Targum is,

"I will govern my people, and will cause them to dwell safely, saith the Lord God;''

The Septuagint and Arabic versions add, "and they shall know that I am the Lord".