Ezekiel 34:9
What does Ezekiel 34:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 34:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of Jehovah:
KJV
King James Version · 1611Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of Jehovah:
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949For this reason, O you keepers of the flock, give ear to the word of the Lord;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Therefore, O shepherds, hear a word of Jehovah:
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890— therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of Jehovah.
Context
v.8As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely forasmuch as my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my sheep;
v.9This passage
v.10Thus 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.
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