Ezekiel 34:3-5
New English Translation
3 You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the choice animals, but you do not feed the sheep! 4 You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost, but with force and harshness[a] you have ruled over them. 5 They were scattered because they had no shepherd, and they became food for every wild beast.[b]
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- Ezekiel 34:4 tn The term translated “harshness” is used to describe the oppression the Israelites suffered as slaves in Egypt (Exod 1:13).
- Ezekiel 34:5 tn As a case of dittography, the MT repeats “and they were scattered” at the end of the verse.
Ezekiel 34:3-5
New International Version
3 You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock.(A) 4 You have not strengthened the weak or healed(B) the sick or bound up(C) the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.(D) 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd,(E) and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.(F)
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