Ezekiel 34:2

Modern English Version

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to those shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock?

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:2

Previously, when Saul was king over us, you were the one leading Israel out and in. Also, the Lord said to you: You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over Israel.”

Isaiah 40:11

He shall feed His flock like a shepherd; He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

Isaiah 56:11

They are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds who cannot understand; they all turn to their own way, every one for his gain, from his territory.

Jeremiah 10:21

For the shepherds have become unthinking and have not sought the Lord. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.

Jeremiah 12:10

Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trodden My portion underfoot; they have made My pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests did not say, “Where is the Lord?” And those who handle the law did not know Me; the shepherds also transgressed against Me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal and walked after things that do not profit.

Jeremiah 23:1

Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture! says the Lord.

Jeremiah 3:15

And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Ezekiel 13:19

And you pollute Me among My people for handfuls of barley and pieces of bread to slay the souls of those who should not die and to save the souls alive of those who should not live by your lying to My people who hear your lies.

Ezekiel 22:25

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured souls. They have taken the treasure and precious things. They have made many widows in her midst.

Ezekiel 33:24

Son of man, those who inhabit these wastes in the land of Israel are saying, “Abraham was one, yet he inherited the land. But to us who are many, the land has been given for an inheritance.”

Ezekiel 34:1

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

Ezekiel 34:14

I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel their grazing ground shall be. There they shall lie on good grazing ground, and in a rich pasture they shall feed upon the mountains of Israel.

Ezekiel 34:15

I will feed My flock, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord God.

Amos 6:4

who lie upon beds of ivory, and lounge on their couches, eating lambs from the flock and calves from the stall;

Zechariah 11:17

Woe to this worthless shepherd who abandons his flock. May the sword take his arm and right eye; may his arm surely wither up, and his right eye become blind.

John 10:8

All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

Acts 20:26

Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.

Acts 20:29

For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will enter among you, not sparing the flock.

Romans 16:18

For such people do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own appetites, and through smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

2 Corinthians 12:14

I am ready to come to you this third time. And I will not be burdensome to you, for I do not seek what is yours but only you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

2 Peter 2:3

And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their judgment, made long ago, does not linger, and their destruction does not slumber.

Jude 1:12

These are the ones who are stains on your love feasts as they feast with you irreverently and care only for themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted;