Ezekiel 34:9
Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;
Ezekiel 34:9 in other translations
| BSB | therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD!’ |
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| WEB | therefore, you shepherds, hear the LORD’s word!” |
| ASV | therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of Jehovah: |
| YLT | Therefore, O shepherds, hear a word of Jehovah: |
| DARBY | — therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of Jehovah. |
| BBE | For this reason, O you keepers of the flock, give ear to the word of the Lord; |
| Webster | Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; |
What does Ezekiel 34:9 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 34:7-16
The Lord declared that he intended mercy towards the scattered flock. Doubtless this, in the first place, had reference to the restoration of the Jews. It also represented the good Shepherd's tender care of the souls of his people. He finds them in their days of darkness and ignorance, and brings them to his fold. He comes to their relief in times of persecution and temptation. He leads them in the ways of…
Ezekiel 34:9 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Ezekiel 34:8
As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
- Ezekiel 34:9
Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;
- 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.
Ezekiel 34:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por tanto, oh pastores, oid palabra de Jehová: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | C’est pourquoi, pasteurs, écoutez la parole de l’ Éternel! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | darum, ihr Hirten, höret das Wort Jehovas! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | propterea, pastores, audite verbum Domini. |