Ezekiel 34

YHWH condemns Israel's shepherds (leaders) for exploiting the flock—failing to strengthen the weak, heal the sick, or seek the lost—instead ruling harshly and scattering the sheep.[1][2][3] YHWH vows to judge these shepherds, personally gather and restore His flock, judge between fat and lean sheep, appoint one shepherd 'My servant David' as prince, and establish a covenant of peace for security and fruitfulness in the land.[1][2][3][4]

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Verse 2
בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) Son son HNcmsc אָדָ֕ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man human being HNcmsa הִנָּבֵ֖א 𐤄𐤍𐤁𐤀 hinave prophesy Prophesy yourself HVNv2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR רוֹעֵ֣י 𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤉 roey the shepherds shepherding ones of HVqrmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp הִנָּבֵ֣א 𐤄𐤍𐤁𐤀 hinave-2 Prophesy Prophesy yourself HVNv2ms וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֩ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta and say and you said HC/Vqq2ms אֲלֵי/הֶ֨ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp לָ/רֹעִ֜ים 𐤋/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 laroim to the shepherds to shepherding ones HRd/Vqrmpa כֹּ֥ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp ה֤וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy Woe Woe! HTj רֹעֵֽי 𐤓𐤏𐤉 roey-2 to the shepherds shepherding ones of HVqrmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr הָיוּ֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu have been they were HVqp3cp רֹעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 roim feeding shepherding ones HVqrmpa אוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam themselves them HTo/Sp3mp הֲ/ל֣וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo Should not is it not? HTi/Tn הַ/צֹּ֔אן 𐤄/𐤑𐤀𐤍 hatson the sheep the flock HTd/Ncbsa יִרְע֖וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤅 yireu feed they will shepherd HVqi3mp הָ/רֹעִֽים 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 haroim the shepherds the tending-ones HTd/Vqrmpa
Verse 4
אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo הַ/נַּחְלוֹת֩ 𐤄/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤕 hanachelot weak the weakened ones HTd/VNsfpa לֹ֨א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn חִזַּקְתֶּ֜ם 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤕𐤌 chizaqetem you strengthened you strengthened HVpp2mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-the and object-marker HC/To הַ/חוֹלָ֣ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤋𐤄 hacholah sick the ailing woman HTd/Vqrfsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn רִפֵּאתֶ֗ם 𐤓𐤐𐤀𐤕𐤌 ripetem you healed you restored to wholeness HVpp2mp וְ/לַ/נִּשְׁבֶּ֨רֶת֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤕 velanisheberet and-the-broken and to the broken one HC/Rd/VNsfsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not HTn חֲבַשְׁתֶּ֔ם 𐤇𐤁𐤔𐤕𐤌 chavashetem you bound up you bound up HVqp2mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[the] and object-marker HC/To הַ/נִּדַּ֨חַת֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤃𐤇𐤕 hanidachat driven away the driven-away one HTd/VNsfsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-4 not not HTn הֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֔ם 𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤌 hashevotem you brought back you caused to return HVhp2mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and-[the] and object-marker HC/To הָ/אֹבֶ֖דֶת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤕 haovedet lost the perishing one HTd/Vqrfsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-5 not not HTn בִקַּשְׁתֶּ֑ם 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤕𐤌 viqashetem you sought you earnestly sought HVpp2mp וּ/בְ/חָזְקָ֛ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤄 uvechazeqah but with force and with forceful strength HC/R/Ncfsa רְדִיתֶ֥ם 𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤕𐤌 reditem you ruled you exercised dominion HVqp2mp אֹתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam over them them HTo/Sp3mp וּ/בְ/פָֽרֶךְ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤊 uvefarekhe and with cruelty and with crushing oppression HC/R/Ncmsa
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חַי 𐤇𐤉 chay As I live living HAamsa אָ֜נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs נְאֻ֣ם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of HNcmsc אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if not if / whether HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יַ֣עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan because because HC הֱיֽוֹת 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 heyot being to be HVqc צֹאנִ֣/י 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤉 tsoni my sheep my flock HNcbsc/Sp1cs לָ/בַ֡ז 𐤋/𐤁𐤆 lavaz prey for plunder HR/Ncmsa וַ/תִּֽהְיֶינָה֩ 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤍𐤄 vatiheyeynah and they became and they became HC/Vqw3fp צֹאנִ֨/י 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤉 tsoni-2 my sheep my flock HNcbsc/Sp1cs לְ/אָכְלָ֜ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤄 leakhelah food for food HR/Ncfsa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal for all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc חַיַּ֤ת 𐤇𐤉𐤕 chayat beast living-being of HNcfsc הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh of the field the open field HTd/Ncmsa מֵ/אֵ֣ין 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤍 meeyn because there was no from non-existence HR/Tn רֹעֶ֔ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 roeh shepherd shepherding one of HVqrmsa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn דָרְשׁ֥וּ 𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤅 dareshu searched they diligently sought HVqp3cp רֹעַ֖/י 𐤓𐤏/𐤉 roay my shepherds my shepherding ones HVqrmpc/Sp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo צֹאנִ֑/י 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤉 tsoni-3 my flock my flock HNcbsc/Sp1cs וַ/יִּרְע֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤅 vayireu and fed and they saw HC/Vqw3mp הָֽ/רֹעִים֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 haroim the shepherds the tending-ones HTd/Vqrmpa אוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To צֹאנִ֖/י 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤉 tsoni-4 my sheep my flock HNcbsc/Sp1cs לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn רָעֽוּ 𐤓𐤏𐤅 rau fed they saw HVqp3cp
Verse 10
כֹּה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֞ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms אֲדֹנָ֣/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְהוִ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp הִנְ/נִ֨י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold I look—here I am HTm/Sp1cs אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el against toward HR הָ/רֹעִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 haroim the shepherds the tending-ones HTd/Vqrmpa וְֽ/דָרַשְׁתִּ֧י 𐤅/𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤉 vedarasheti and I will require and I sought diligently HC/Vqq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo צֹאנִ֣/י 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤉 tsoni my sheep my flock HNcbsc/Sp1cs מִ/יָּדָ֗/ם 𐤌/𐤉𐤃/𐤌 miyadam from their hand from their hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp וְ/הִשְׁבַּתִּי/ם֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vehishebatim and I will cause them to cease and I will cause them to cease HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp מֵ/רְע֣וֹת 𐤌/𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕 mereot from feeding from shepherding HR/Vqc צֹ֔אן 𐤑𐤀𐤍 tson sheep small livestock flock HNcbsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יִרְע֥וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤅 yireu will they feed they will shepherd HVqi3mp ע֛וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further HD הָ/רֹעִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 haroim-2 the shepherds the tending-ones HTd/Vqrmpa אוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp וְ/הִצַּלְתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉 vehitsaleti and I will deliver and I will snatch away HC/Vhq1cs צֹאנִ/י֙ 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤉 tsoni-2 my sheep my flock HNcbsc/Sp1cs מִ/פִּי/הֶ֔ם 𐤌/𐤐𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mipihem from their mouth from their mouth HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and not and not HC/Tn תִהְיֶ֥יןָ 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤍 tiheyeyna will they be they will be HVqi3fp לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp לְ/אָכְלָֽה 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤄 leakhelah for food for food HR/Ncfsa
Verse 12
כְּ/בַקָּרַת֩ 𐤊/𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤕 kevaqarat as the seeking as inspection-of HR/Ncfsc רֹעֶ֨ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 roeh of a shepherd shepherding one of HVqrmsa עֶדְר֜/וֹ 𐤏𐤃𐤓/𐤅 edero his flock his organized herd HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְּ/יוֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in the day in the day of HR/Ncmsc הֱיוֹת֤/וֹ 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕/𐤅 heyoto when he is his being HVqc/Sp3ms בְ/תוֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 vetokhe among midst of HR/Ncmsc צֹאנ/וֹ֙ 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤅 tsono his sheep his flock HNcbsc/Sp3ms נִפְרָשׁ֔וֹת 𐤍𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤅𐤕 niferashot that are scattered ones being separated HVNsfpa כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm אֲבַקֵּ֣ר 𐤀𐤁𐤒𐤓 avaqer I will seek I will examine closely HVpi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo צֹאנִ֑/י 𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤉 tsoni my sheep my flock HNcbsc/Sp1cs וְ/הִצַּלְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉 vehitsaleti and I will deliver and I will snatch away HC/Vhq1cs אֶתְ/הֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤄𐤌 etehem them object-marker them HTo/Sp3mp מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from all from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מְּקוֹמֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤕 hameqomot the places the standing-places HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr נָפֹ֣צוּ 𐤍𐤐𐤑𐤅 nafotsu they have been scattered they were scattered apart HVNp3cp שָׁ֔ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD בְּ/י֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom-2 in the day in the day of HR/Ncmsc עָנָ֖ן 𐤏𐤍𐤍 anan of cloud covering-cloud HNcmsa וַ/עֲרָפֶֽל 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤐𐤋 vaarafel and thick darkness and dense gloom HC/Ncmsa
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Verse 16
אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/אֹבֶ֤דֶת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤕 haovedet the lost one the perishing one HTd/Vqrfsa אֲבַקֵּשׁ֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤒𐤔 avaqesh I will seek I earnestly seek HVpi1cs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To הַ/נִּדַּ֣חַת 𐤄/𐤍𐤃𐤇𐤕 hanidachat the driven away the driven-away one HTd/VNsfsa אָשִׁ֔יב 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁 ashiv I will bring back I will bring back HVhi1cs וְ/לַ/נִּשְׁבֶּ֣רֶת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤕 velanisheberet and-to-the-broken one and to the broken one HC/Rd/VNsfsa אֶחֱבֹ֔שׁ 𐤀𐤇𐤁𐤔 echevosh I will bind up I bind HVqi1cs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To הַ/חוֹלָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤋𐤄 hacholah the sick one the ailing woman HTd/Vqrfsa אֲחַזֵּ֑ק 𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤒 achazeq I will strengthen I will strengthen HVpi1cs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To הַ/שְּׁמֵנָ֧ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤄 hashemenah the fat one the stout one HTd/Aafsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To הַ/חֲזָקָ֛ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤄 hachazaqah the strong one the strong (feminine) HTd/Aafsa אַשְׁמִ֖יד 𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤃 ashemid I will destroy I will annihilate HVhi1cs אֶרְעֶ֥/נָּה 𐤀𐤓𐤏/𐤍𐤄 ereenah I will feed it I will shepherd her HVqi1cs/Sp3fs בְ/מִשְׁפָּֽט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 vemishepat with justice in a judicial ruling HR/Ncmsa
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וְ/נָתַן֩ 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍 venatan and shall give and he gave HC/Vqq3ms עֵ֨ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets tree wood-tree of HNcmsc הַ/שָּׂדֶ֜ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh of the field the open field HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo פִּרְי֗/וֹ 𐤐𐤓𐤉/𐤅 pireyo its fruit his fruit HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 vehaarets and the land and the earth HC/Td/Ncbsa תִּתֵּ֣ן 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen shall give you will give HVqi3fs יְבוּלָ֔/הּ 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤋/𐤄 yevulah its produce her yield HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/הָי֥וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and they shall be and they became HC/Vqq3cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR אַדְמָתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤌 adematam their land their cultivated ground HNcfsc/Sp3mp לָ/בֶ֑טַח 𐤋/𐤁𐤈𐤇 lavetach in safety security HR/Ncmsa וְֽ/יָדְע֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 veyadeu and they shall know and they knew HC/Vqq3cp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/שִׁבְרִ/י֙ 𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤓/𐤉 beshiveri in breaking-I in my breaking HR/Vqc/Sp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo מֹט֣וֹת 𐤌𐤈𐤅𐤕 motot bars yokes of HNcfpc עֻלָּ֔/ם 𐤏𐤋/𐤌 ulam of their yoke yoke of HNcmsc/Sp3mp וְ/הִ֨צַּלְתִּ֔י/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤌 vehitsaletim and-I-deliver-them and I snatched them away HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp מִ/יַּ֖ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from hand from hand of HR/Ncbsc הָ/עֹבְדִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 haovedim those who enslaved the serving-ones HTd/Vqrmpa בָּ/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem in them HR/Sp3mp