Ezekiel

Ezekiel 34:2–6

²“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? ³You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock.

⁴You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. ⁵They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts. ⁶My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’

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Ezekiel 34:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֕ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
prophesy	הִנָּבֵ֖א	hin·nā·ḇê	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5012 prophesy
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the shepherds	רוֹעֵ֣י	rō·w·‘ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Prophesy	הִנָּבֵ֣א	hin·nā·ḇê	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5012 prophesy
and tell	וְאָמַרְתָּ֩	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
that this is what	כֹּ֥ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
GOD	יְהוִ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3069 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר׀	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Woe	ה֤וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to the shepherds	רֹעֵֽי־	rō·‘ê-	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
who	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
only feed	רֹעִ֣ים	rō·‘îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
themselves	אוֹתָ֔ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
Should not	הֲל֣וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the shepherds	הָרֹעִֽים׃	hā·rō·‘îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
feed	יִרְע֖וּ	yir·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
their flock	הַצֹּ֔אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

Ezekiel 34:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You eat	תֹּאכֵ֙לוּ֙	tō·ḵê·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H398 eat
the fat	הַחֵ֤לֶב	ha·ḥê·leḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2459 fat
wear	תִּלְבָּ֔שׁוּ	til·bā·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
the wool	הַצֶּ֣מֶר	haṣ·ṣe·mer	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6785 wool
and butcher	תִּזְבָּ֑חוּ	tiz·bā·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
the fattened sheep	הַבְּרִיאָ֖ה	hab·bə·rî·’āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H1277 fat
but you do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
feed	תִרְעֽוּ׃	ṯir·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
the flock	הַצֹּ֖אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

Ezekiel 34:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have not	לֹ֨א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
strengthened	חִזַּקְתֶּ֜ם	ḥiz·zaq·tem	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
the weak	הַנַּחְלוֹת֩	han·naḥ·lō·wṯ	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural	H2470 be weak, sick
healed	רִפֵּאתֶ֗ם	rip·pê·ṯem	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7495 heal
the sick	הַחוֹלָ֣ה	ha·ḥō·w·lāh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H2470 be weak, sick
bound up	חֲבַשְׁתֶּ֔ם	ḥă·ḇaš·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H2280 bind, bind on, bind up
the injured	וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֙רֶת֙	wə·lan·niš·be·reṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
brought back	הֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֔ם	hă·šê·ḇō·ṯem	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
the strays	הַנִּדַּ֙חַת֙	han·nid·da·ḥaṯ	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H5080 impel, thrust, banish
or searched for	בִקַּשְׁתֶּ֑ם	ḇiq·qaš·tem	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H1245 seek
the lost	הָאֹבֶ֖דֶת	hā·’ō·ḇe·ḏeṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H6 perish
Instead	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
you have ruled	רְדִיתֶ֥ם	rə·ḏî·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate
them	אֹתָ֖ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
with violence	וּבְחָזְקָ֛ה	ū·ḇə·ḥā·zə·qāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H2394 strength, force, violence
and cruelty	וּבְפָֽרֶךְ׃	ū·ḇə·p̄ā·reḵ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6531 harshness, severity

Ezekiel 34:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They were scattered	וַתְּפוּצֶ֖ינָה	wat·tə·p̄ū·ṣe·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
for lack of	מִבְּלִ֣י	mib·bə·lî	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
a shepherd	רֹעֶ֑ה	rō·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
and when they were scattered	וַתְּפוּצֶֽינָה׃	wat·tə·p̄ū·ṣe·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
they became	וַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָה	wat·tih·ye·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
food	לְאָכְלָ֛ה	lə·’āḵ·lāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H402 food, eating
for all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the wild	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
beasts	חַיַּ֥ת	ḥay·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living

Ezekiel 34:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My flock	צֹאנִי֙	ṣō·nî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
went astray	יִשְׁגּ֤וּ	yiš·gū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7686 go astray, err
on all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the mountains	הֶ֣הָרִ֔ים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and	וְעַ֖ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
high	רָמָ֑ה	rā·māh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
hill	גִּבְעָ֣ה	giḇ·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1389 hill
They were scattered	נָפֹ֣צוּ	nā·p̄ō·ṣū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
over the face	פְּנֵ֤י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the earth	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
with no one	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to search	דּוֹרֵ֖שׁ	dō·w·rêš	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1875 resort to, seek
or	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
seek them out	מְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃	mə·ḇaq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1245 seek