Ezekiel 34 · Verse 22

Ezekiel 34:22

Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.
Ezekiel 34:22, King James Version

Ezekiel 34:22 in other translations

BSBI will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.
WEBtherefore I will save my flock, and they will no more be a prey. I will judge between sheep and sheep.
ASVtherefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.
YLTAnd I have given safety to My flock, And they are not any more for prey, And I have judged between sheep and sheep.
DARBY— I will save my flock, that they may no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.
BBEI will make my flock safe, and they will no longer be taken away, and I will be judge between sheep and sheep.
WebsterTherefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

What does Ezekiel 34:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. After the restoration from Babylon, the Jews were delivered in some degree from the oppression, not only of foreigners, but also of their own great people (Ne 5:1-19). The full and final fulfilment of this prophecy is future.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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…

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 34:17-31 →

Ezekiel 34:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.Tiand I will saveH3467
לְצֹאנִ֔יle.tzo.Ni<to> flock myH6629
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
תִהְיֶ֥ינָהtih.Yei.nahthey will becomeH1961
ע֖וֹדodagainH5750
לָבַ֑זla.Vaz<into> preyH957
וְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.Tiand I will judgeH8199
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH996
שֶׂ֖הseha sheepH7716
לָשֶֽׂה\׃la.Sehand a sheepH7716

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 34:22

  • Jeremiah 23:2-3

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord. And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.

  • Psalms 72:12-14

    For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

  • Ezekiel 34:10

    Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

  • Zechariah 11:7-9

    And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock. Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me. Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
will I.
10; Ps 72:12-14; Jer 23:2,3; Zec 11:7-9
and I.
17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 34:21

    Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;

  • Ezekiel 34:22

    Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

  • Ezekiel 34:23

    And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

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Ezekiel 34:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo salvaré á mis ovejas, y nunca más serán en rapiña; y juzgaré entre oveja y oveja.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		je sauverai mes brebis, et elles ne seront plus une proie, et je jugerai entre brebis et brebis.
German
Elberfelder 1871		so will ich meine Schafe retten, damit sie nicht mehr zur Beute seien; und ich werde richten zwischen Schaf und Schaf.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		salvabo gregem meum, et non erit ultra in rapinam, et judicabo inter pecus et pecus.