Ezekiel 34:19
And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
Ezekiel 34:19 in other translations
| BSB | Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?’ |
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| WEB | As for my sheep, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet.’ |
| ASV | And as for my sheep, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet. |
| YLT | And My flock the trodden thing of your feet consumeth, And the trampled thing of your feet drinketh? |
| DARBY | And my sheep have to eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and to drink that which ye have fouled with your feet. |
| BBE | And as for my sheep, their food is the grass which has been stamped on by your feet, and their drink the water which has been made dirty by your feet. |
| Webster | And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet. |
What does Ezekiel 34:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 34:18-19
18-19. Not content with appropriating to their own use the goods of others, they from mere wantonness spoiled what they did not use, so as to be of no use to the owners. deep waters--that is, "limpid," as deep waters are generally clear. Grotius explains the image as referring to the usuries with which the rich ground the poor (Eze 22:12; Is 24:2).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 34:17-31
The whole nation seemed to be the Lord's flock, yet they were very different characters; but he knew how to distinguish between them. By good pastures and deep waters, are meant the pure word of God and the dispensing of justice. The latter verses, 23-31, prophesy of Christ, and of the most glorious times of his church on earth. Under Him, as the good Shepherd, the church would be a blessing to all around. Christ…
Ezekiel 34:19 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Ezekiel 34:18
Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?
- Ezekiel 34:19
And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.
- Ezekiel 34:20
Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
Ezekiel 34:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y mis ovejas comen lo hollado de vuestros pies, y beben lo que con vuestros pies habéis hollado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et mes brebis ont pour pâture ce que vos pieds ont foulé, et elles boivent ce que vos pieds ont troublé. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und meine Schafe sollen abweiden, was mit euren Füßen zertreten, und trinken, was mit euren Füßen getrübt ist? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et oves meæ his quæ conculcata pedibus vestris fuerant, pascebantur: et quæ pedes vestri turbaverant, hæc bibebant. |