(A)The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor (B)sought what was lost; but with (C)force and [a]cruelty you have ruled them. (D)So they were (E)scattered because there was no shepherd; (F)and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered. My sheep (G)wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them.

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  1. Ezekiel 34:4 harshness or rigor

You have not strengthened the weak or healed(A) the sick or bound up(B) the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.(C) So they were scattered because there was no shepherd,(D) and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.(E) My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill.(F) They were scattered(G) over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.(H)

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