Ezekiel 34:5 Parallel Translations

So they were scattered because there was no shepherd. When they were scattered, they became food for every wild animal.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

ASV:

And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

BBE:

And they were wandering in every direction because there was no keeper: and they became food for all the beasts of the field.

DBY:

And they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

ERV:

And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

JPS:

So were they scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

WBS:

And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became food to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

WEB:

They were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the animals of the field, and were scattered.

YLT:

And they are scattered from want of a shepherd, And are for food to every beast of the field, Yea, they are scattered.

Ezekiel 34:5 Cross References

XREF:

Numbers 27:17 who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep which have no shepherd."

2 Chronicles 18:16 So he said, "I saw all Israel Scattered on the mountains, Like sheep which have no shepherd; And the LORD said, 'These have no master. Let each of them return to his house in peace.'"

Jeremiah 10:21 For the shepherds have become stupid And have not sought the LORD; Therefore they have not prospered, And all their flock is scattered.

Jeremiah 23:2 Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel concerning the shepherds who are tending My people: "You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; behold, I am about to attend to you for the evil of your deeds," declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 50:6 "My people have become lost sheep; Their shepherds have led them astray. They have made them turn aside on the mountains; They have gone along from mountain to hill And have forgotten their resting place.

Jeremiah 50:7 "All who came upon them have devoured them; And their adversaries have said, 'We are not guilty, Inasmuch as they have sinned against the LORD who is the habitation of righteousness, Even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.'

Ezekiel 34:8 "As I live," declares the Lord GOD, "surely because My flock has become a prey, My flock has even become food for all the beasts of the field for lack of a shepherd, and My shepherds did not search for My flock, but rather the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock;

Ezekiel 34:28 "They will no longer be a prey to the nations, and the beasts of the earth will not devour them; but they will live securely, and no one will make them afraid.

Matthew 9:36 Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.

Mark 6:34 When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

34:5 And they were scattered, because [there is] no shepherd: and they {d} became food to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
(d) For lack of good government and doctrine they perished.

WES:

34:5 No shepherd - No vigilant, faithful shepherd. Became meat - Were made a prey of, and devoured by all their neighbours.

MHC:

34:1-6 The people became as sheep without a shepherd, were given up as a prey to their enemies, and the land was utterly desolated. No rank or office can exempt from the reproofs of God's word, men who neglect their duty, and abuse the trust reposed in them.

CONC:

Animals Beast Beasts Direction Field Keeper Lack Meat Scattered Shepherd Wandering Wild Yea

Animals Beast Beasts Direction Field Food Keeper Lack Meat Scattered Shepherd Wandering Want Wild

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