Ezekiel 34 · Verse 31

Ezekiel 34:31

And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.
Ezekiel 34:31, King James Version

Ezekiel 34:31 in other translations

BSB‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
WEBYou my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God,’ says the Lord GOD.”
ASVAnd ye my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord Jehovah.
YLTAnd ye, My flock, the flock of My pasture, Men ye are --I am your God, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'
DARBYAnd ye, my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men: I am your God, saith the Lord Jehovah.
BBEAnd you are my sheep, the sheep of my grass-lands, and I am your God, says the Lord.
WebsterAnd ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.

What does Ezekiel 34:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
31. ye my flock ... are men--not merely an explanation of the image, as Jerome represents. But as God had promised many things which mere "men" could not expect to realize, He shows that it is not from man's might their realization is to be looked for, but from God, who would perform them for His covenant-people, "His flock" [Rosenmuller]. When we realize most our weakness and God's power and faithfulness to His covenant, we are in the fittest state for receiving His blessings.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 31 And ye my flock - That is, under the allegory of a flock of sheep, I point out men; under that of a pasture, my Church, and under that of a shepherd, the Messiah, through whom I am become your God. And he who is your God is אדני יהוה Adonai Jehovah, the self-existent Being; the Governor and Director, as well as the Savior and Judge of men.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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…

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Ezekiel 34:31 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.

וְאַתֵּ֥ןve.'a.Tenand youH859
צֹאנִ֛יtzo.Ni[are] flock myH6629
צֹ֥אןtzon[the] flock ofH6629
מַרְעִיתִ֖יmar.'i.Tipasture myH4830
אָדָ֣ם'a.Damhuman[s]H120
אַתֶּ֑ם'a.TemyouH859
אֲנִי֙'a.NiIH589
אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.Khem[am] God yourH430
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִֽה\׃\ \פYah.wehYahwehH3069

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 34:31

  • Psalms 100:3

    Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

  • John 10:16

    And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

  • Ezekiel 36:38

    As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Psalms 78:52

    But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

  • Psalms 80:1

    To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim–Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

  • John 20:15-17

    Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

  • John 10:11

    I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

  • Acts 20:28

    Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

  • John 10:26-30

    But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. …

  • Isaiah 40:11

    He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

  • Psalms 95:7

    For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,

  • Micah 7:14

    Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

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Context

  • Ezekiel 34:30

    Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 34:31

    And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.

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Ezekiel 34:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y vosotras, ovejas mías, ovejas de mi pasto, hombres sois, y yo vuestro Dios, dice el Señor Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et vous, mon troupeau, le troupeau de ma pâture, vous êtes des hommes; moi, je suis votre Dieu, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ihr, meine Herde, Herde meiner Weide, ihr seid Menschen; ich bin euer Gott, spricht der Herr, Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vos autem, greges mei, greges pascuæ meæ, homines estis: et ego Dominus Deus vester, dicit Dominus Deus.