Thematic Bible
Ezekiel 34:1 (show verse)
The word of the Lord came to me:
Ezekiel 34:2 (show verse)
“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them: This is what the Lord God says to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock?
God's Flock » Starving the
Israel/jews » Israel becoming lost
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Levites » Profits from » And
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Shepherds » Illustrative » (ignorant and foolish,) of bad ministers
Shepherds » FALSE » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Shepherds/pastors » False shepherds/pastors
FALSE » Shepherds » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Israel/jews » Israel becoming lost
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Levites » Profits from » And
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Shepherds » Illustrative » (ignorant and foolish,) of bad ministers
Shepherds » FALSE » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Shepherds/pastors » False shepherds/pastors
FALSE » Shepherds » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Ezekiel 34:3 (show verse)
You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened animals, but you do not tend the flock.
Garments » Materials used for » Wool
Israel/jews » Israel becoming lost
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Levites » Profits from » And
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Sheep » Wool of, made into clothing
Shepherds » FALSE » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Shepherds/pastors » False shepherds/pastors
Wool » Used for clothing
FALSE » Shepherds » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Israel/jews » Israel becoming lost
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Levites » Profits from » And
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Sheep » Wool of, made into clothing
Shepherds » FALSE » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Shepherds/pastors » False shepherds/pastors
Wool » Used for clothing
FALSE » Shepherds » Prey upon the flock instead of feeding it
Ezekiel 34:4 (show verse)
You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.
Ezekiel 34:5 (show verse)
They were scattered for lack of a shepherd; they became food for all the wild animals when they were scattered.
Ezekiel 34:6 (show verse)
My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the whole face of the earth, and there was no one searching or seeking for them.
Ezekiel 34:7 (show verse)
“Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.
Ezekiel 34:8 (show verse)
As I live”—the declaration of the Lord God—“because My flock has become prey and food for every wild animal since they lack a shepherd, for My shepherds do not search for My flock, and because the shepherds feed themselves rather than My flock,
Ezekiel 34:9 (show verse)
therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord!
Ezekiel 34:10 (show verse)
“This is what the Lord God says: Look, I am against the shepherds. I will demand My flock from them and prevent them from shepherding the flock. The shepherds will no longer feed themselves, for I will rescue My flock from their mouths so that they will not be food for them.
Ezekiel 34:11 (show verse)
“For this is what the Lord God says: See, I Myself will search for My flock and look for them.
Ezekiel 34:12 (show verse)
As a shepherd looks for his sheep on the day he is among his scattered flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a cloudy and dark day.
Church » Compared to a flock » Scattered by persecution and false shepherds
Clouds » Illustrative » Of judgments of God
God's Flock » Scattered by persecution and false shepherds
Following » Who follows the lord
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Searching them out when lost and straying
Shepherds » Illustrative » (searching out straying sheep,) of Christ seeking the lost
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Clouds » Illustrative » Of judgments of God
God's Flock » Scattered by persecution and false shepherds
Following » Who follows the lord
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Searching them out when lost and straying
Shepherds » Illustrative » (searching out straying sheep,) of Christ seeking the lost
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Ezekiel 34:13 (show verse)
I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will shepherd them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the land.
Following » Who follows the lord
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Sheep » Flocks of » Fed on the mountains
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Sheep » Flocks of » Fed on the mountains
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Ezekiel 34:14 (show verse)
I will tend them with good pasture, and their grazing place will be on Israel’s lofty mountains. There they will lie down in a good grazing place; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
Following » Who follows the lord
Spiritual food » General references to
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Food
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Spiritual food » General references to
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Food
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Ezekiel 34:15 (show verse)
I will tend My flock and let them lie down.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Church » Flock of God
Following » Who follows the lord
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Titles and names of the church » Flock of God
Following » Who follows the lord
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Titles and names of the church » Flock of God
Ezekiel 34:16 (show verse)
“I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bandage the injured, and strengthen the weak, but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will shepherd them with justice.
Following » Who follows the lord
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Sheep » Illustrative » (in proneness to wander,) of those who depart from God
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Attending them when sick
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Losing and things lost » The lord seeking and saving that which was lost
Sheep » Illustrative » (in proneness to wander,) of those who depart from God
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Attending them when sick
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Ezekiel 34:17 (show verse)
“The Lord God says to you, My flock: I am going to judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and male goats.
Ezekiel 34:18 (show verse)
Isn’t it enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Or isn’t it enough that you drink the clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?
Ezekiel 34:19 (show verse)
Yet My flock has to feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied.
Ezekiel 34:20 (show verse)
“Therefore, this is what the Lord God says to them: See, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
Ezekiel 34:21 (show verse)
Since you have pushed with flank and shoulder and butted all the weak ones with your horns until you scattered them all over,
Ezekiel 34:22 (show verse)
I will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey for you. I will judge between one sheep and another.
Ezekiel 34:23 (show verse)
I will appoint over them a single shepherd, My servant David, and he will shepherd them. He will tend them himself and will be their shepherd.
Christ, the shepherd » Foretold
David » A prophetic name for Christ
Following » Who follows the lord
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » Foretold
Jews, the » Promises respecting » That Christ shall reign over
Leaders » Preaching » As shepherds to feed the flock
Ministers » Work of preaching » As shepherds to feed the flock
Ministers » Remuneration of » Shepherds
Religious » Support of unfaithful » As shepherds to feed the flock
Shepherds » Illustrative » Of Christ as the good shepherd
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
David » A prophetic name for Christ
Following » Who follows the lord
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » Foretold
Jews, the » Promises respecting » That Christ shall reign over
Leaders » Preaching » As shepherds to feed the flock
Ministers » Work of preaching » As shepherds to feed the flock
Ministers » Remuneration of » Shepherds
Religious » Support of unfaithful » As shepherds to feed the flock
Shepherds » Illustrative » Of Christ as the good shepherd
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Ezekiel 34:24 (show verse)
I, Yahweh, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, Yahweh, have spoken.
Ezekiel 34:25 (show verse)
“I will make a covenant of peace with them and eliminate dangerous animals in the land, so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
Ezekiel 34:26 (show verse)
I will make them and the area around My hill a blessing: I will send down showers in their season—showers of blessing.
Covenant » The covenant of peace
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Rain and dew » Fertilizing
Israel/jews » When israel will dwell safely
Rain » Spiritual showers
Rain » Promised in due season to the obedient
Rain » Illustrative » Of spiritual blessings
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Showers
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Fertilizing
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Rain and dew » Fertilizing
Israel/jews » When israel will dwell safely
Rain » Spiritual showers
Rain » Promised in due season to the obedient
Rain » Illustrative » Of spiritual blessings
Spiritual » Riches general references to » Showers
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Fertilizing
Ezekiel 34:27 (show verse)
The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. They will know that I am Yahweh when I break the bars of their yoke and rescue them from the hands of those who enslave them.
Covenant » The covenant of peace
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Rain and dew » Fertilizing
Israel/jews » What israel shall know
Israel/jews » When israel will dwell safely
Israel/jews » The lord breaking israel’s yoke
Knowledge » What israel shall know
Rain » Promised in due season to the obedient
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Fertilizing
Trees » God increases and multiplies the fruit of, for his people
Yoke » The lord breaking yokes
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Rain and dew » Fertilizing
Israel/jews » What israel shall know
Israel/jews » When israel will dwell safely
Israel/jews » The lord breaking israel’s yoke
Knowledge » What israel shall know
Rain » Promised in due season to the obedient
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Fertilizing
Trees » God increases and multiplies the fruit of, for his people
Yoke » The lord breaking yokes
Ezekiel 34:28 (show verse)
They will no longer be prey for the nations, and the wild animals of the land will not consume them. They will live securely, and no one will frighten them.
Ezekiel 34:29 (show verse)
I will establish for them a place renowned for its agriculture, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land. They will no longer endure the insults of the nations.
Ezekiel 34:30 (show verse)
Then they will know that I, Yahweh their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Ezekiel 34:31 (show verse)
“You are My flock, the human flock of My pasture, and I am your God.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.