Ezekiel

Ezekiel 34:17–22

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. 18Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? 19Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?’

20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. 21Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad, 22I will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.

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Ezekiel 34:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
This is whatכֹּ֥הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֖ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to youוְאַתֵּ֣נָהwə·’at·tê·nāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine pluralH859 thou
My flockצֹאנִ֔יṣō·nîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
I will judgeשֹׁפֵט֙šō·p̄êṭVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH8199 judge, govern
betweenבֵּֽין־bên-PrepositionH996 interval, space between
one sheepשֶׂ֣הśehNoun - masculine singularH7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)
and anotherלָשֶׂ֔הlā·śehPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)
between the ramsלָאֵילִ֖יםlā·’ê·lîmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH352 ram
and the goatsוְלָעַתּוּדִֽים׃wə·lā·‘at·tū·ḏîmConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH6260 he-goat

Ezekiel 34:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Is it not enoughהַמְעַ֣טham·‘aṭArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH4592 a little, fewness, a few
forמִכֶּ֗םmik·kemPreposition; second person masculine plural
you to feed onתִּרְע֔וּtir·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH7462 pasture, tend, graze
the goodהַטּוֹב֙haṭ·ṭō·wḇArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
pastureהַמִּרְעֶ֤הham·mir·‘ehArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4829 pasturage, pasture
Must you also trampleתִּרְמְס֖וּtir·mə·sūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH7429 trample
the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙wə·ye·ṯerConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3499 remainder, excellence, excess
of the pastureמִרְעֵיכֶ֔םmir·‘ê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH4829 pasturage, pasture
with your feetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םbə·raḡ·lê·ḵemPreposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine pluralH7272 foot
Is it not enough for you to drinkתִּשְׁתּ֔וּtiš·tūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH8354 drink
the clearוּמִשְׁקַע־ū·miš·qa‘-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH4950 what is settled, clarified
watersמַ֣יִםma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
Must you also muddyתִּרְפֹּשֽׂוּן׃tir·pō·śūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH7515 trample, roil water
the restהַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔יםhan·nō·w·ṯā·rîmArticle; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralH3498 remain over
with your feetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םbə·raḡ·lê·ḵemPreposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine pluralH7272 foot

Ezekiel 34:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Why must My flockוְצֹאנִ֑יwə·ṣō·nîConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
feed onתִּרְעֶ֔ינָהtir·‘e·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH7462 pasture, tend, graze
what your feetרַגְלֵיכֶם֙raḡ·lê·ḵemNoun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine pluralH7272 foot
have trampledמִרְמַ֤סmir·masNoun - masculine singular constructH4823 trampling-place, trampling
and drinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽינָה׃סtiš·te·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH8354 drink
what your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םraḡ·lê·ḵemNoun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine pluralH7272 foot
have muddiedוּמִרְפַּ֥שׂū·mir·paśConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH4833 befouled

Ezekiel 34:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןlā·ḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
this is whatכֹּ֥הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
GODיְהוִ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3069 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֛ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to themאֲלֵיהֶ֑ם’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to
Beholdהִנְנִי־hin·nî-Interjection; first person common singularH2005 lo! behold
I Myselfאָ֕נִי’ā·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
will judgeוְשָֽׁפַטְתִּי֙wə·šā·p̄aṭ·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH8199 judge, govern
betweenבֵּֽין־bên-PrepositionH996 interval, space between
the fatבִרְיָ֔הḇir·yāhAdjective - feminine singularH1274 fat
sheepשֶׂ֣הśehNoun - masculine singularH7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)
andוּבֵ֥יןū·ḇênConjunctive waw; PrepositionH996 interval, space between
the leanרָזָֽה׃rā·zāhAdjective - feminine singularH7330 lean
sheepשֶׂ֖הśehNoun - masculine singularH7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)

Ezekiel 34:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Sinceיַ֗עַןya·‘anAdverbH3282 purpose, intention
you shoveתֶּהְדֹּ֔פוּteh·dō·p̄ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH1920 thrust
with flankבְּצַ֤דbə·ṣaḏPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH6654 side
and shoulderוּבְכָתֵף֙ū·ḇə·ḵā·ṯêp̄Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side
buttingתְּנַגְּח֖וּtə·nag·gə·ḥūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH5055 push, thrust, gore
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the weak onesהַנַּחְל֑וֹתhan·naḥ·lō·wṯArticle; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine pluralH2470 be weak, sick
with your hornsוּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥םū·ḇə·qar·nê·ḵemConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine pluralH7161 horn
untilעַ֣ד‘aḏPrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
you have scatteredהֲפִיצוֹתֶ֛םhă·p̄î·ṣō·w·ṯemVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH6327 be dispersed, scattered
themאוֹתָ֖נָה’ō·w·ṯā·nāhDirect object marker; third person feminine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
abroadהַחֽוּצָה׃ha·ḥū·ṣāhArticle; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH2351 the outside

Ezekiel 34:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will saveוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יwə·hō·wō·ša‘·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH3467 deliver
My flockלְצֹאנִ֔יlə·ṣō·nîPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and they will noוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
longerע֖וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
beתִהְיֶ֥ינָהṯih·ye·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
preyלָבַ֑זlā·ḇazPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH957 spoiling, robbery; spoil, booty
I will judgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יwə·šā·p̄aṭ·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH8199 judge, govern
betweenבֵּ֥יןbênPrepositionH996 interval, space between
one sheepשֶׂ֖הśehNoun - masculine singularH7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)
and anotherלָשֶֽׂה׃lā·śehPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)

Cross-references

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

Ezekiel 34:18 Matthew 23:13 · Luke 11:52 · Numbers 16:13 · 2 Samuel 7:19 · Ezekiel 34:2–3 · Numbers 16:9 · Isaiah 7:13

Ezekiel 34:20 Matthew 25:31–46 · Psalm 22:12–16 · Ezekiel 34:10

Ezekiel 34:21 Zechariah 11:16–17 · Deuteronomy 33:17 · Zechariah 11:5 · Luke 13:14–16 · Ezekiel 34:3–5

Ezekiel 34:22 Jeremiah 23:2–3 · Psalm 72:12–14 · Ezekiel 34:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.