Ezekiel 34:22

What does Ezekiel 34:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 34:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

I will make my flock safe, and they will no longer be taken away, and I will be judge between sheep and sheep.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And I have given safety to My flock, And they are not any more for prey, And I have judged between sheep and sheep.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

I will save my flock, and it shall be no more a spoil, and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

— I will save my flock, that they may no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.

Context

v.21Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;

v.22This passage

v.23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 34:10

    Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my sheep at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the sheep; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; and I will deliver my sheep from their mouth, that they may not be food for them.

  • Jeremiah 23:2

    Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, against the shepherds that feed my people: Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them; behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith Jehovah.

  • Psalms 72:12

    For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.

  • Zechariah 11:7

    So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

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