Ezekiel 34:4

Easy To Read Version

You have not made the weak strong. You have not cared for the sick sheep. You have not put bandages on the sheep that were hurt. Some of the sheep wandered away, and you did not go get them and bring them back. You did not go to look for those lost sheep. No, you were cruel and severe—that’s the way you tried to lead the sheep!

Cross References

Isaiah 1:5

\{God says,\} “Why should I continue to punish you people? \{I punished you, but you did not change.\} You continue to rebel against me. Now every head and every heart is sick.

Isaiah 3:7

But that brother will stand and say, “I can’t help you. I don’t have enough food or clothes in my house. You will not make me your leader.”

Isaiah 56:10

The guards (prophets) are all blind.\par They don’t know what they are doing.\par They are like dogs that won’t bark.\par They lie on the ground and sleep.\par Oh, they love to sleep.\par

Jeremiah 22:13

It will be very bad for King Jehoiakim.\par He is doing bad things\par so he can build his palace. {\cf2\super [179]} \par He is cheating people\par so he can build rooms upstairs.\par He is making his own people\par work for nothing.\par He is not paying them for their work.\par

Jeremiah 8:22

Surely there is some medicine in Gilead.\par Surely there is a doctor in Gilead.\par So why are the hurts of my people\par

Ezekiel 19:6

He went on hunts with the adult lions.\par He became a strong young lion.\par He learned to catch his food.\par He killed and ate a man.\par

Ezekiel 19:7

He attacked the palaces.\par He destroyed the cities.\par Every one in that country was too scared\par to speak when they heard his growl.\par

Ezekiel 19:9

They put hooks on him and locked him up.\par They had him in their trap.\par So they took him to the king of Babylon.\par And now, you can’t hear his roar\par on the mountains of Israel.\par

Ezekiel 34:16

“I will search for the lost sheep. I will bring back the sheep that were scattered. I will put bandages on the sheep that were hurt. I will make the weak sheep strong. But I will destroy those fat and powerful \{shepherds\}. I will feed them the punishment they deserve.”

Leviticus 25:43

You must not be a cruel master to this person. You must respect your God.

Matthew 10:6

But go to the people of Israel (the Jews). They are like sheep that are lost.

Matthew 21:35

“But the farmers grabbed the servants and beat one. They killed another one and then killed a third servant with rocks.

Matthew 24:49

Then that servant will begin to beat the other servants. That servant will eat the food and get drunk with other people like him.

Matthew 9:36

Jesus saw the many people and felt sorry for them. Jesus felt sorry for the people because the people were worried and helpless. The people were like sheep without a shepherd to lead them.

Hebrews 12:12

You have become weak. So make yourselves strong again.