Ezekiel 34:2 BSB — MannaFest

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?

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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?

KJV

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?

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel (420)

But the word is directed to the shepherds of Israel, whom we must understand as either kings, or princes, scribes and Pharisees, and teachers of the Jewish people. Or certainly in the Gospel people, the bishops, presbyters, and deacons: or according to mystical understanding, the Angels of the individual Churches, to whom John wrote in his Apocalypse (Apoc. I), and whose Angels daily see the face of God (Matthew XV). And it is said first: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who, although they should feed the Lord's flock and provide for its salvation, hasten to satisfy their own luxury.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Prophesy against the shepherds of Israel - The shepherds include, first, the priests and Levites; secondly, the kings, princes, and magistrates. The flock means the whole of the people. The fat and the wool, the tithes and offerings, the taxes and imposts.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בֶּן־	ben-	O son of	H1121 →
אָדָ֕ם	'a.Dam	humankind	H120 →
הִנָּבֵ֖א	hi.na.Ve'	prophesy	H5012 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
רוֹעֵ֣י	ro.'Ei	[the] shepherds of	H7462 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
הִנָּבֵ֣א	hi.na.Ve'	prophesy	H5012 →
וְאָמַרְתָּ֩	ve.'a.mar.Ta	and you will say	H559 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֨ם	'a.lei.Hem	to them	H413 →
לָרֹעִ֜ים	la.ro.'Im	to the shepherds	H7462 →
כֹּ֥ה	koh	thus	H3541 →
אָמַ֣ר׀	'a.Mar	he says	H559 →
אֲדֹנָ֣י	'a.do.Nai	[the] Lord	H136 →
יְהוִ֗ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3069 →
ה֤וֹי	Ho	woe to!	H1945 →
רֹעֵֽי־	ro.'ei-	[the] shepherds of	H7462 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
הָיוּ֙	ha.Yu	they have been	H1961 →
רֹעִ֣ים	ro.'Im	shepherding	H7462 →
אוֹתָ֔ם	'o.Tam	<obj.> themselves	H853 →
הֲל֣וֹא	ha.Lo'	¿ not	H3808 →
הַצֹּ֔אן	ha.Tzon	the flock	H6629 →
יִרְע֖וּ	yir.'U	will they shepherd	H7462 →
הָרֹעִֽים׃	ha.ro.'Im	the shepherds	H7462 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jeremiah 3:15
Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
leads to
- Ezekiel 34:23
  I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 23:4
  I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing, declares the LORD.
- Acts 20:28
  Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
- Ephesians 4:11–12
  And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
Through
Jeremiah 23:1
“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.
leads to
- Jeremiah 10:21
  For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.
- Zechariah 11:15–17
  And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
Through
Isaiah 40:11
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
leads to
- Revelation 7:17
  For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
- Psalms 23:1–6
  The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.