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I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/34.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will be like a shepherd looking for his scattered flock. I will find my sheep and rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on that dark and cloudy day. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/34.htm">English Standard Version</a> As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/34.htm">King James Bible</a> As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/34.htm">New King James Version</a> As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> As a shepherd cares for his flock on a day when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will care for My sheep and will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and gloomy day. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/34.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220As a shepherd cares for his herd in the day when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will care for My sheep and will deliver them from all the places to which they were scattered on a cloudy and gloomy day. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “As a shepherd cares for his herd in the day when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will care for My sheep and will deliver them from all the places to which they were scattered on a cloudy and gloomy day. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> As a shepherd cares for his herd in the day when he is among his sheep which are spread out, so I will care for My sheep and will deliver them from all the places to which they were scattered on a cloudy and gloomy day. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a> As a shepherd cares for his sheep on the day that he is among his scattered flock, so I will care for My sheep; and I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a cloudy and gloomy day. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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 day of clouds and total darkness. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/34.htm">American Standard Version</a> As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep; and I will deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> just as a shepherd looks for lost sheep. My sheep have been lost since that dark and miserable day when they were scattered throughout the nations. But I will rescue them <a href="/erv/ezekiel/34.htm">English Revised Version</a> As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep; and I will deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> As a shepherd looks after his flock when he is with his scattered sheep, so I will look after my sheep. I will rescue them on a cloudy and gloomy day from every place where they have been scattered. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/34.htm">Good News Translation</a> in the same way as shepherds take care of their sheep that were scattered and are brought together again. I will bring them back from all the places where they were scattered on that dark, disastrous day. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/34.htm">International Standard Version</a> Just as a shepherd looks after his flock during the day time while he is with them, so also I'm going to watch over my sheep, delivering them from every place where they've been scattered during the times of gloom and doom. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. <a href="/net/ezekiel/34.htm">NET Bible</a> As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a cloudy, dark day. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep; and I will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. <a href="/web/ezekiel/34.htm">World English Bible</a> As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so I will seek out my sheep. I will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> As a shepherd’s searching of his drove, "" In the day of his being in the midst of his scattered flock, so I seek My flock, "" And have delivered them out of all places, "" To where they have been scattered, "" In a day of cloud and thick darkness. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> As a shepherd's searching of his drove, In the day of his being in the midst of his scattered flock, so I do seek My flock, And have delivered them out of all places, Whither they have been scattered, In a day of cloud and thick darkness. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> According to the seeking of the shepherd of his flock in the day of his being in the midst of his sheep being scattered; so will I search out my sheep and deliver them from all places where they were scattered there in the day of cloud and darkness.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> As the shepherd visiteth his hock in the day when he shall be in the midst of his sheep that were scattered, so will I visit my sheep, and will deliver them out of all the places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Just as a shepherd visits his flock, in the day when he will be in the midst of his sheep that were scattered, so will I visit my sheep. And I will deliver them from all the places to which they had been scattered in the day of gloom and darkness. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/34.htm">New American Bible</a> As a shepherd examines his flock while he himself is among his scattered sheep, so will I examine my sheep. I will deliver them from every place where they were scattered on the day of dark clouds. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> As the shepherd seeks out his flock on the day of violent rain with wind, so will I seek out my sheep, and will gather them from all countries where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> As when a Shepherd takes care of his flock in the day of violent rain, so I shall take care of my sheep and I shall gather them from all of the regions where they were scattered, in the day of clouds and of thick darkness<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are separated, so will I seek out My sheep; and I will deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered in the day of clouds and thick darkness. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> As the shepherd seeks his flock, in the day when there is darkness and cloud, in the midst of the sheep that are separated: so will I seek out my sheep, and will bring them back from every place where they were scattered in the day of cloud and darkness. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=10061" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/34.htm">The Good Shepherd</a> 11For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out. 12<a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: rō·‘eh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">As a shepherd</a> <a href="/hebrew/1243.htm" title="1243: kə·ḇaq·qā·raṯ (Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- A seeking. Intensive from baqar; a looking after.">looks for</a> <a href="/hebrew/6567.htm" title="6567: nip̄·rā·šō·wṯ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To make distinct, declare. A primitive root; to separate, literally or figuratively; also to wound.">his scattered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5739.htm" title="5739: ‘eḏ·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A flock, herd. From adar; an arrangement, i.e. Muster.">sheep</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hĕ·yō·w·ṯōw (V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">he is</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: ḇə·ṯō·wḵ- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: ṣō·nōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">the flock,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">so</a> <a href="/hebrew/1239.htm" title="1239: ’ă·ḇaq·qêr (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To inquire, seek. A primitive root; properly, to plough, or break forth, i.e. to inspect, admire, care for, consider.">I will look for</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: ṣō·nî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">My flock.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: wə·hiṣ·ṣal·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">I will rescue them</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·hem (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mə·qō·w·mōṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">the places</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">to which</a> <a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: nā·p̄ō·ṣū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">they were scattered</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on a day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6051.htm" title="6051: ‘ā·nān (N-ms) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">of clouds</a> <a href="/hebrew/6205.htm" title="6205: wa·‘ă·rā·p̄el (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Cloud, heavy cloud. Probably from araph; gloom.">and darkness.</a> 13I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11-16</a> I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. / The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep. ... <a href="/matthew/18-12.htm">Matthew 18:12-14</a> What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? / And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. / In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish. <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-7</a> “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? / And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders, / comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’ ... <a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1-4</a> A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. / He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. ... <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a> He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes. <a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Jeremiah 23:3-4</a> Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply. / I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing, declares the LORD. <a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27-30</a> My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. / I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. / My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. ... <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a> When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Micah 2:12</a> I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture—a noisy throng. <a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Zechariah 10:2</a> For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd. <a href="/1_peter/2-25.htm">1 Peter 2:25</a> For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. <a href="/hebrews/13-20.htm">Hebrews 13:20</a> Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, <a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a> For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’” <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Jeremiah 31:10</a> Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock. <a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Isaiah 56:8</a> Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.As a shepherd seeketh out.<a href="/1_samuel/17-34.htm">1 Samuel 17:34,35</a> And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: … <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-6</a> What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? … <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11,12</a> I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep… in the cloudy<a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3</a> For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.<a href="/isaiah/50-10.htm">Isaiah 50:10</a> Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.<a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Jeremiah 13:16</a> Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-8.htm">Black</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-3.htm">Care</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-38.htm">Cares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-10.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Cloudy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-8.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-8.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-10.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-9.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-21.htm">Gloomy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-5.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-9.htm">Looks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-33.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-8.htm">Night</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-27.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-18.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Safely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-6.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-10.htm">Seeketh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-10.htm">Seeks</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-8.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Shepherd's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Tend</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-23.htm">Tendeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-5.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-13.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Black</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-25.htm">Care</a> <a href="/nahum/1-7.htm">Cares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-9.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/exodus/33-9.htm">Cloudy</a> <a href="/daniel/2-22.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/daniel/2-22.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-22.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-27.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-15.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/matthew/6-16.htm">Gloomy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-40.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-19.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-23.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-6.htm">Looks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-24.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/daniel/2-19.htm">Night</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-13.htm">Places</a> <a href="/daniel/3-17.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-25.htm">Safely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/daniel/2-27.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Seeketh</a> <a href="/matthew/7-8.htm">Seeks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-15.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-15.htm">Shepherd</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-32.htm">Shepherd's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-14.htm">Tend</a> <a href="/genesis/47-17.htm">Tendeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-9.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-20.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 34</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/34-1.htm">A reproof of the shepherds</a> 7. <a href="/ezekiel/34-7.htm">God's judgment against them</a> 11. <a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">His providence over his flock</a> 20. <a href="/ezekiel/34-20.htm">The kingdom of Christ</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Shepherds were common in ancient Israel, and their role was crucial for the survival of the flock. This phrase evokes the pastoral life familiar to Ezekiel's audience, emphasizing the personal and attentive nature of God's care. The shepherd metaphor is also used in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a> and <a href="/john/10.htm">John 10</a>, where Jesus identifies Himself as the Good Shepherd, highlighting His role in seeking and saving the lost.when he is among the flock This phrase suggests proximity and presence. A shepherd's effectiveness is contingent upon being with the flock, understanding their needs, and protecting them from harm. It underscores God's intimate involvement with His people, contrasting with the neglectful leaders of Israel criticized earlier in <a href="/ezekiel/34.htm">Ezekiel 34</a>. The presence of the shepherd among the sheep is a reassurance of safety and guidance, reflecting God's promise to be with His people.so I will look for My flock God's declaration to seek His flock indicates His initiative and commitment to restore His people. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God remains faithful despite the people's unfaithfulness. The phrase parallels the parable of the lost sheep in <a href="/luke/15.htm">Luke 15</a>, where the shepherd actively searches for the one lost sheep, illustrating God's relentless pursuit of His people.I will rescue them from all the places The promise of rescue signifies deliverance and redemption. Historically, this refers to the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites were scattered due to their disobedience. God's promise to gather them from all places points to His sovereignty and ability to restore. This theme of gathering is echoed in prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Isaiah 11:12</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Jeremiah 23:3</a>, where God promises to bring His people back to their land.to which they were scattered The scattering of the Israelites was a consequence of their sin and rebellion, leading to exile. This dispersion is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a> and <a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a>. The scattering serves as both judgment and a call to repentance, with the promise of regathering as a sign of God's mercy and faithfulness.on a day of clouds and darkness This phrase symbolizes judgment and calamity, often associated with the Day of the Lord in prophetic literature. Clouds and darkness convey a sense of foreboding and divine intervention, as seen in <a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Joel 2:2</a> and <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15</a>. It reflects the tumultuous period of exile but also points to the hope of restoration, as God's light ultimately pierces through the darkness, offering salvation and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet in the Old Testament, Ezekiel was called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon. 2. <a href="/topical/s/shepherd.htm">Shepherd</a> Symbolically represents God in this passage, who is portrayed as a caring and responsible shepherd looking after His flock, the people of Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/s/scattered_sheep.htm">Scattered Sheep</a> Represents the people of Israel who have been dispersed due to their disobedience and the resulting judgment. 4. <a href="/topical/d/day_of_clouds_and_darkness.htm">Day of Clouds and Darkness</a> This phrase symbolizes times of trouble and judgment, reflecting the period of exile and suffering experienced by the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/f/flock.htm">Flock</a> Refers to the people of Israel, God's chosen people, whom He promises to gather and care for.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_gathering.htm">God's Faithfulness in Gathering</a> God is committed to seeking and gathering His people, even when they are scattered and lost. This reflects His unwavering faithfulness and love. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_shepherd.htm">The Role of a Shepherd</a> The imagery of God as a shepherd highlights His role in guiding, protecting, and providing for His people. Believers are called to trust in His leadership. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_times_of_darkness.htm">Hope in Times of Darkness</a> Even in the darkest times, God promises to rescue and restore His people. This offers hope and assurance that God is present and active in our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_follow_the_shepherd.htm">The Call to Follow the Shepherd</a> As sheep follow their shepherd, believers are called to follow Christ, the Good Shepherd, who leads us to spiritual nourishment and safety. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_restoration.htm">Community and Restoration</a> God's promise to gather His scattered flock emphasizes the importance of community and restoration within the body of believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 34</a> <a href="/q/what_did_the_magi_observe_in_the_east.htm">What does 'One Shepherd and One Flock' mean?</a> <a href="/q/ezekiel_34__judgment_inconsistencies.htm">Ezekiel 34 - Are there any inconsistencies with other prophetic books about how judgment is executed and who is held accountable?</a> <a href="/q/what's_anointing's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What qualities define a good shepherd in scripture?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_some_bad_leaders_go_unpunished.htm">Jeremiah 23:1-2: How can God condemn 'shepherds' who mislead the flock while, historically, many oppressive leaders seem to go unpunished?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>As a shepherd רֹעֶ֨ה (rō·‘eh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with looks for כְּבַקָּרַת֩ (kə·ḇaq·qā·raṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1243.htm">Strong's 1243: </a> A looking after his scattered נִפְרָשׁ֔וֹת (nip̄·rā·šō·wṯ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6567.htm">Strong's 6567: </a> To make distinct, declare sheep עֶדְר֜וֹ (‘eḏ·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5739.htm">Strong's 5739: </a> An arrangement, muster when בְּיוֹם־ (bə·yō·wm-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day he is הֱיוֹת֤וֹ (hĕ·yō·w·ṯōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be among בְתוֹךְ־ (ḇə·ṯō·wḵ-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the flock, צֹאנוֹ֙ (ṣō·nōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock so כֵּ֖ן (kên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus I will look for אֲבַקֵּ֣ר (’ă·ḇaq·qêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1239.htm">Strong's 1239: </a> To plough, break forth, to inspect, admire, care for, consider My flock. צֹאנִ֑י (ṣō·nî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock I will rescue וְהִצַּלְתִּ֣י (wə·hiṣ·ṣal·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver them from אֶתְהֶ֗ם (’eṯ·hem) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the places הַמְּקוֹמֹת֙ (ham·mə·qō·w·mōṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition to which אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they have been scattered נָפֹ֣צוּ (nā·p̄ō·ṣū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> To be dispersed or scattered on a day בְּי֥וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of clouds עָנָ֖ן (‘ā·nān) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6051.htm">Strong's 6051: </a> A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud and darkness. וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃ (wa·‘ă·rā·p̄el) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6205.htm">Strong's 6205: </a> Cloud, heavy cloud <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Ezekiel 34:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Ezekiel 34:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Ezekiel 34:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Ezekiel 34:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Ezekiel 34:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Ezekiel 34:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Ezekiel 34:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Ezekiel 34:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Ezekiel 34:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Ezekiel 34:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 34:12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock (Ezek. 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