Ezekiel 34:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 34:5

3 ^aYou eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you ^bslaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock.

4 ^aThe weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor ^bsought what was lost; but with ^cforce and cruelty you have ruled them.

5 ^aSo they were ^bscattered because there was no shepherd; ^cand they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered.

6 My sheep ^awandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them.”

7 ‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

8 “As I live,” says the Lord God, “surely because My flock became a prey, and My flock ^abecame food for every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds search for My flock, ^bbut the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock”—

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 34:5

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American Standard Version
And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

Amplified® Bible
And they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts of the field.

Contemporary English Version
They strayed in every direction, and because there was no shepherd to watch them, they were attacked and eaten by wild animals.

Darby English Version
And they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

Good News Bible
Because the sheep had no shepherd, they were scattered, and wild animals killed and ate them.

King James Version
And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

New American Standard Bible
"They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and they became food for every beast of the field and were scattered.

New International Version
So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.

New King James Version
So they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"They became scattered for lack of a shepherd, and they became food for every beast of the field and had become scattered.

Revised Standard Version
So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the wild beasts.

Young's Literal Translation
And they are scattered from want of a shepherd, And are for food to every beast of the field, Yea, they are scattered.

New English Translation
They were scattered because they had no shepherd, and they became food for every wild beast.¹

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