Ezekiel
Ezekiel 34:16
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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| 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.
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.