The Restoration of Israel

11 For the Lord God says this: “Behold, I Myself will (A)search for My sheep and look after them. 12 (B)As a shepherd cares for his flock on a day when he is among his scattered [a]sheep, so I will (C)care for My [b]sheep and will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a (D)cloudy and gloomy day. 13 I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries and bring them to their own land; and I will (E)feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the (F)streams, and in all the inhabited places of the land. 14 I will feed them in a (G)good pasture, and their grazing place will be on the mountain heights of Israel. There they will lie down in a good grazing place and feed in [c](H)rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. 15 I Myself will (I)feed My flock and I Myself will [d]lead them to rest,” declares the Lord God. 16 “I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken, and strengthen the sick; but the (J)fat and the strong I will eliminate. I will (K)feed them with judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 34:12 Or flock
  2. Ezekiel 34:12 Or flock
  3. Ezekiel 34:14 Lit fat
  4. Ezekiel 34:15 Lit let them lie down

11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep(A) and look after them. 12 As a shepherd(B) looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.(C) 13 I will bring them out from the nations and gather(D) them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land.(E) I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land.(F) 14 I will tend them in a good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel(G) will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in good grazing land, and there they will feed in a rich pasture(H) on the mountains of Israel.(I) 15 I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down,(J) declares the Sovereign Lord.(K) 16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up(L) the injured and strengthen the weak,(M) but the sleek and the strong I will destroy.(N) I will shepherd the flock with justice.(O)

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