Ezekiel 34:2
“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord God says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?
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?
“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and tell them, even the shepherds, ‘The Lord God says: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed the sheep?
Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, even to the shepherds, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe unto the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the sheep?
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- the shepherds
- The shepherds of Israel, signify their kings and princes, priests and prophets; the flock, the whole of the people; the fat and wool, the tithes and offerings, taxes and imposts: these they exacted with great rigour, and even oppressed and destroyed the people to enrich themselves; but they bestowed no pains to provide for the welfare of the state, or for the souls of those entrusted to them. They knew nothing about their flock: it might be diseased, infirm, bruised, maimed, strayed, or lost, for they watched not over them.
- Ezekiel 33:24; Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 3:15; Jeremiah 10:21; Jeremiah 12:10; John 10:1, 2, 12
- Woe
- Ezekiel 34:8–10; Ezekiel 13:19; Jeremiah 23:1; Micah 3:1–3, 11, 12; Zephaniah 3:3, 4; Zechariah 11:17; Matthew 24:48–51; Luke 12:42–46; Luke 20:46, 47; Romans 16:18; 2 Peter 2:3
- feed
- 2 Samuel 5:2; Psalm 78:71, 72; Isaiah 40:11; John 21:15–17; Acts 20:26, 29; 1 Peter 5:2–4