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Ezekiel 34:17-24

Ezekiel 34

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

18 Is 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?

19 Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?’

20 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

21 Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,

22 I will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.

23 I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.

24 I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.

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Verse 17

Original words

This is what כֹּ֥ה H3541 Adverb the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י H136 Noun - proper - masculine singular GOD יְהוִ֑ה H3069 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . הִנְנִ֤י H2005 Interjection | first person common singular says אָמַ֖ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to you וְאַתֵּ֣נָה H859 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person feminine plural My flock צֹאנִ֔י H6629 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular I will judge שֹׁפֵט֙ H8199 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular between בֵּֽין־ H996 Preposition one sheep שֶׂ֣ה H7716 Noun - masculine singular and another לָשֶׂ֔ה H7716 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular between the rams לָאֵילִ֖ים H352 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural and the goats וְלָעַתּוּדִֽים׃ H6260 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Verse 18

Original words

Is it not enough הַמְעַ֣ט H4592 Article | Adjective - masculine singular for מִכֶּ֗ם Preposition | second person masculine plural you to feed on תִּרְע֔וּ H7462 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural the good הַטּוֹב֙ H2896 Article | Adjective - masculine singular pasture הַמִּרְעֶ֤ה H4829 Article | Noun - masculine singular Must you also trample תִּרְמְס֖וּ H7429 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural the rest וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ H3499 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the pasture מִרְעֵיכֶ֔ם H4829 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural with your feet בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֑ם H7272 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | second person masculine plural Is it not enough for you to drink תִּשְׁתּ֔וּ H8354 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural - וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the clear וּמִשְׁקַע־ H4950 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct waters מַ֣יִם H4325 Noun - masculine plural Must you also muddy תִּרְפֹּשֽׂוּן׃ H7515 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun the rest הַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔ים H3498 Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural with your feet בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם H7272 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 19

Original words

Why must My flock וְצֹאנִ֑י H6629 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular feed on תִּרְעֶ֔ינָה H7462 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural what your feet רַגְלֵיכֶם֙ H7272 Noun - feminine dual construct | second person masculine plural have trampled מִרְמַ֤ס H4823 Noun - masculine singular construct and drink תִּשְׁתֶּֽינָה׃ס H8354 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural what your feet רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם H7272 Noun - feminine dual construct | second person masculine plural have muddied וּמִרְפַּ֥שׂ H4833 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 20

Original words

Therefore לָכֵ֗ן H3651 Adverb this is what כֹּ֥ה H3541 Adverb the Lord אֲדֹנָ֥י H136 Noun - proper - masculine singular GOD יְהוִ֖ה H3069 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֛ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to them אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural Behold הִנְנִי־ H2005 Interjection | first person common singular I Myself אָ֕נִי H589 Pronoun - first person common singular will judge וְשָֽׁפַטְתִּי֙ H8199 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular between בֵּֽין־ H996 Preposition the fat בִרְיָ֔ה H1274 Adjective - feminine singular sheep שֶׂ֣ה H7716 Noun - masculine singular and וּבֵ֥ין H996 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the lean רָזָֽה׃ H7330 Adjective - feminine singular sheep שֶׂ֖ה H7716 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 21

Original words

Since יַ֗עַן H3282 Adverb you shove תֶּהְדֹּ֔פוּ H1920 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural with flank בְּצַ֤ד H6654 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular and shoulder וּבְכָתֵף֙ H3802 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular butting תְּנַגְּח֖וּ H5055 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the weak ones הַנַּחְל֑וֹת H2470 Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural with your horns וּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥ם H7161 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | second person masculine plural until עַ֣ד H5704 Preposition - אֲשֶׁ֧ר H834 Pronoun - relative you have scattered הֲפִיצוֹתֶ֛ם H6327 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural them אוֹתָ֖נָה H853 Direct object marker | third person feminine plural אֶל־ אֶל־ H413 Preposition abroad הַחֽוּצָה׃ H2351 Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Verse 22

Original words

I will save וְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣י H3467 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular My flock לְצֹאנִ֔י H6629 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular and they will no וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle longer ע֖וֹד H5750 Adverb be תִהְיֶ֥ינָה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural prey לָבַ֑ז H957 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular I will judge וְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔י H8199 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular between בֵּ֥ין H996 Preposition one sheep שֶׂ֖ה H7716 Noun - masculine singular and another לָשֶֽׂה׃ H7716 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 23

Original words

I will appoint וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular over them עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם H5921 Preposition | third person masculine plural one אֶחָד֙ H259 Number - masculine singular shepherd רֹעֶ֤ה H7462 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular My servant עַבְדִּ֣י H5650 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular David דָוִ֑יד H1732 Noun - proper - masculine singular and he will feed וְרָעָ֣ה H7462 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular them אֶתְהֶ֔ן H853 Direct object marker | third person feminine plural - אֵ֖ת H853 Direct object marker He ה֚וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular will feed יִרְעֶ֣ה H7462 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular them אֹתָ֔ם H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural and וְהֽוּא־ H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular be יִהְיֶ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular their לָהֶ֖ן Preposition | third person feminine plural shepherd לְרֹעֶֽה׃ H7462 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Verse 24

Original words

I וַאֲנִ֣י H589 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular the LORD יְהוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular will be אֶהְיֶ֤ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular their לָהֶם֙ Preposition | third person masculine plural God לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים H430 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural and My servant וְעַבְדִּ֥י H5650 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular David דָוִ֖ד H1732 Noun - proper - masculine singular will be a prince נָשִׂ֣יא H5387 Noun - masculine singular among them בְתוֹכָ֑ם H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural I אֲנִ֥י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular have spoken דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ H1696 Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular

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