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16 “I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the scattered, and I will bind up the one hurt, and I will strengthen the sick; and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed her with justice.”

17 “‘And you, my flock, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am judging between one sheep and another,[a] between the rams and between the he-goats. 18 Is it not enough for you[b] that you feed on the good pasture? And still you must trample the remainder of your pasture with your feet, and clear water[c] you drink, and the leftover water[d] you must make muddy with your feet.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 34:17 Literally “small sheep and small sheep”
  2. Ezekiel 34:18 Literally “is it too little from you”
  3. Ezekiel 34:18 Literally “and settling of water”
  4. Ezekiel 34:18 Literally “water being left”

16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up(A) the injured and strengthen the weak,(B) but the sleek and the strong I will destroy.(C) I will shepherd the flock with justice.(D)

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.(E) 18 Is it not enough(F) for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet?(G) Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?

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