Ezekiel

Ezekiel 34:16–17

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.’

¹⁷This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.

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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

Ezekiel 34:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֥ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֖ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to you	וְאַתֵּ֣נָה	wə·’at·tê·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine plural	H859 thou
My flock	צֹאנִ֔י	ṣō·nî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
I will judge	שֹׁפֵט֙	šō·p̄êṭ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
between	בֵּֽין־	bên-	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
one sheep	שֶׂ֣ה	śeh	Noun - masculine singular	H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)
and another	לָשֶׂ֔ה	lā·śeh	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)
between the rams	לָאֵילִ֖ים	lā·’ê·lîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H352 ram
and the goats	וְלָעַתּוּדִֽים׃	wə·lā·‘at·tū·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6260 he-goat

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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

Ezekiel 34:17 Ezekiel 34:20–22 · Zechariah 10:3 · Matthew 25:32–33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.