Ezekiel
Ezekiel 34:15–16
15I will tend My flock and make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD. 16I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
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Ezekiel 34:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | אֲנִ֨י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| will tend | אֶרְעֶ֤ה | ’er·‘eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| My flock | צֹאנִי֙ | ṣō·nî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| and make them lie down | אַרְבִּיצֵ֔ם | ’ar·bî·ṣêm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out |
| declares | נְאֻ֖ם | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֥י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
Ezekiel 34:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will seek | אֲבַקֵּשׁ֙ | ’ă·ḇaq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1245 seek |
| the lost | הָאֹבֶ֤דֶת | hā·’ō·ḇe·ḏeṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H6 perish |
| bring back | אָשִׁ֔יב | ’ā·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| the strays | הַנִּדַּ֣חַת | han·nid·da·ḥaṯ | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H5080 impel, thrust, banish |
| bind up | אֶחֱבֹ֔שׁ | ’e·ḥĕ·ḇōš | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2280 bind, bind on, bind up |
| the broken | וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֣רֶת | wə·lan·niš·be·reṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| and strengthen | אֲחַזֵּ֑ק | ’ă·ḥaz·zêq | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| the weak | הַחוֹלָ֖ה | ha·ḥō·w·lāh | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H2470 be weak, sick |
| but the sleek | הַשְּׁמֵנָ֧ה | haš·šə·mê·nāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H8082 fat, robust |
| and strong | הַחֲזָקָ֛ה | ha·ḥă·zā·qāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2389 strong, stout, mighty |
| I will destroy | אַשְׁמִ֖יד | ’aš·mîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
| I will shepherd them | אֶרְעֶ֥נָּה | ’er·‘en·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| with justice | בְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | ḇə·miš·pāṭ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 34:15 Psalm 23:1–2 · Jeremiah 3:15 · Ezekiel 34:23 · John 21:15 · Isaiah 11:6–7 · Zephaniah 3:13
Ezekiel 34:16 Luke 19:10 · Ezekiel 34:4 · Ezekiel 34:11 · Isaiah 49:26 · Luke 15:4–7 · Luke 5:31–32 · Micah 4:6–7 · Ezekiel 39:18 · Mark 2:17 · Isaiah 10:16 · Isaiah 5:17 · Micah 7:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.