15 I will tend My flock and let them lie down.”(A) This is the declaration of the Lord God. 16 “I will seek the lost,(B) bring back the strays, bandage the injured,(C) and strengthen the weak, but I will destroy[a] the fat and the strong. I will shepherd them with justice.

17 “The Lord God says to you, My flock: I am going to judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and male goats.(D)

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  1. Ezekiel 34:16 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg read watch over

15 I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down,(A) declares the Sovereign Lord.(B) 16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up(C) the injured and strengthen the weak,(D) but the sleek and the strong I will destroy.(E) I will shepherd the flock with justice.(F)

17 “‘As for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats.(G)

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