Ezekiel 34:19

What does Ezekiel 34:19 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 34:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And as for my sheep, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And as for my sheep, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And as for my sheep, their food is the grass which has been stamped on by your feet, and their drink the water which has been made dirty by your feet.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And My flock the trodden thing of your feet consumeth, And the trampled thing of your feet drinketh?

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And my sheep were fed with that which you had trodden with your feet: and they drank what your feet had troubled.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And my sheep have to eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and to drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

Context

v.18Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?

v.19This passage

v.20Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto them: Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.

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