Ezekiel

Ezekiel 34:23–25

²³I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd. ²⁴I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.

²⁵I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.

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Ezekiel 34:23

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will appoint	וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י	wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
over them	עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
one	אֶחָד֙	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
shepherd	רֹעֶ֤ה	rō·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
My servant	עַבְדִּ֣י	‘aḇ·dî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
David	דָוִ֑יד	ḏā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and he will feed	וְרָעָ֣ה	wə·rā·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
them	אֶתְהֶ֔ן	’eṯ·hen	Direct object marker; third person feminine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
He	ה֚וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will feed	יִרְעֶ֣ה	yir·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
them	אֹתָ֔ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
and	וְהֽוּא־	wə·hū-	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
be	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
their	לָהֶ֖ן	lā·hen	Preposition; third person feminine plural
shepherd	לְרֹעֶֽה׃	lə·rō·‘eh	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze

Ezekiel 34:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	וַאֲנִ֣י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will be	אֶהְיֶ֤ה	’eh·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
their	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
God	לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים	lê·lō·hîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and My servant	וְעַבְדִּ֥י	wə·‘aḇ·dî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
David	דָוִ֖ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
will be a prince	נָשִׂ֣יא	nā·śî	Noun - masculine singular	H5387 one lifted up
among them	בְתוֹכָ֑ם	ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵām	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8432 midst
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
have spoken	דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃	dib·bar·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak

Ezekiel 34:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will make	וְכָרַתִּ֤י	wə·ḵā·rat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
with them	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
a covenant	בְּרִ֣ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of peace	שָׁל֔וֹם	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
and rid	וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י	wə·hiš·bat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7673 cease, desist, rest
the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
wild	רָעָ֖ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
animals	חַיָּֽה־	ḥay·yāh-	Noun - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
so that they may dwell	וְיָשְׁב֤וּ	wə·yā·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
securely	לָבֶ֔טַח	lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H983 security
in the wilderness	בַמִּדְבָּר֙	ḇam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
and sleep	וְיָשְׁנ֖וּ	wə·yā·šə·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3462 sleep
in the forest	בַּיְּעָרִֽים׃	bay·yə·‘ā·rîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3293 wood, forest, thicket

Cross-references

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Ezekiel 34:23 Ezekiel 37:24–25 · Jeremiah 30:9 · Isaiah 40:11 · John 10:11 · Hosea 3:5 · Ecclesiastes 12:11 · Isaiah 55:3–4 · Revelation 22:16 · Jeremiah 23:4–6 · 1 Peter 5:4 · Isaiah 11:1 · Micah 5:2–5

Ezekiel 34:24 Jeremiah 23:5–6 · Jeremiah 31:33 · Ezekiel 36:28 · Revelation 21:3 · Ezekiel 37:27 · Isaiah 43:2–3 · Ezekiel 37:23 · Exodus 29:45–46 · Matthew 28:18

Ezekiel 34:25 Isaiah 11:6–9 · Ezekiel 37:26 · Leviticus 26:6 · Isaiah 35:9 · Jeremiah 23:6 · Ezekiel 34:28 · Jeremiah 33:16 · Psalm 4:8 · Job 5:22 · Zechariah 6:13 · Hebrews 13:20 · Hosea 2:18–23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.