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You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/34.htm">New Living Translation</a> You have not taken care of the weak. You have not tended the sick or bound up the injured. You have not gone looking for those who have wandered away and are lost. Instead, you have ruled them with harshness and cruelty. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/34.htm">English Standard Version</a> The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/34.htm">King James Bible</a> The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/34.htm">New King James Version</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 sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty you have ruled them. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Those who are sickly you have not strengthened, the diseased you have not healed, the broken you have not bound up, the scattered you have not brought back, nor have you searched for the lost; but with force and with violence you have dominated them. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/34.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Those who are sickly you have not strengthened, the diseased you have not healed, the broken you have not bound up, the scattered you have not brought back, nor have you sought for the lost; but with force and with severity you have dominated them. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Those who are sickly you have not strengthened, the diseased you have not healed, the broken you have not bound up, the scattered you have not brought back, nor have you sought for the lost; but with force and with severity you have dominated them. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Those who are sickly you have not strengthened, and the diseased you have not healed, and the broken you have not bound up, and the scattered you have not brought back, nor have you searched for the lost; but with strength and with severity you have dominated them. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You have not strengthened those who are weak, you have not healed the sick, you have not bandaged the crippled, you have not brought back those gone astray, you have not looked for the lost; but you have ruled them with force and violence. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/34.htm">American Standard Version</a> The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought back that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor have ye ruled over them. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You have never protected the weak ones or healed the sick ones or bandaged those that get hurt. You let them wander off and never look for those that get lost. You are cruel and mean to my sheep. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/34.htm">English Revised Version</a> The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigour have ye ruled over them. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You have not strengthened those that were weak, healed those that were sick, or bandaged those that were injured. You have not brought back those that strayed away or looked for those that were lost. You have ruled them harshly and violently. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/34.htm">Good News Translation</a> You have not taken care of the weak ones, healed the ones that are sick, bandaged the ones that are hurt, brought back the ones that wandered off, or looked for the ones that were lost. Instead, you treated them cruelly. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/34.htm">International Standard Version</a> You haven't strengthened the weak, treated the sick, set broken bones, regathered the scattered, or looked for the lost. Instead, you've dominated them with brutal force and ruthlessness. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. <a href="/net/ezekiel/34.htm">NET Bible</a> You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost, but with force and harshness you have ruled over them. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You haven't strengthened the diseased, neither have you healed that which was sick, neither have you bound up that which was broken, neither have you brought back that which was driven away, neither have you sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor you have ruled over them. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The diseased ye have not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. <a href="/web/ezekiel/34.htm">World English Bible</a> You haven’t strengthened the diseased. You haven’t healed that which was sick. You haven’t bound up that which was broken. You haven’t brought back that which was driven away. You haven’t sought that which was lost, but you have ruled over them with force and with rigor. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> You have not strengthened the weak, "" And you have not healed the sick one, "" And you have not bound up the broken, "" And have not brought back the driven away, "" And you have not sought the lost, "" And you have ruled them with might and with rigor. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> The weak ye have not strengthened, And the sick one ye have not healed, And the broken ye have not bound up, And the driven away have not brought back, And the lost ye have not sought, And with might ye have ruled them and with rigour. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Ye strengthened not the sickly, and the diseased ye healed not, and the broken ye bound not up, and the thrust away ye turned not back, and the lost ye sought not; and with force and with oppression ye ruled them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The weak you have not strengthened, and that which was sick you have not healed, that which was broken you have not bound up, and that which was driven away you have not brought again, neither have you sought that which was lost: but you ruled over them with rigour, and with a high hand. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> What was weak, you have not strengthened, and what was sick, you have not healed. What was broken, you have not bound, and what was cast aside, you have not led back again, and what was lost, you have not sought. Instead, you ruled over them with severity and with power. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/34.htm">New American Bible</a> You did not strengthen the weak nor heal the sick nor bind up the injured. You did not bring back the stray or seek the lost but ruled them harshly and brutally. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You have not strengthened the weak, you have not healed the sick, you have not bound up the injured, you have not brought back the strayed, you have not sought the lost, but with force and harshness you have ruled them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The weak you have not strengthened, and that which was sick you have not healed, and that which was injured you have not bound up, and that which had gone astray you have not brought back, neither have you sought that which was lost; but with violence and with cruelty you have ruled them. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Those who are weak you have not strengthened, and those who are sick you have not healed, and that which was broken you have not bound up, and that which strayed you have not returned, and that which is lost you have not searched for, but by violence you have enslaved them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The weak have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought back that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force have ye ruled over them and with rigour. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> The weak one ye have not strengthened, and the sick ye have not cherished, and the bruised ye have not bound up, and the stray one ye have not turned back, and the lost ye have not sought; and the strong ye have wearied with labour. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/34-4.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=9970" 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">A Prophecy Against Israel's Shepherds</a> …3You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. 4<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/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: ḥiz·zaq·tem (V-Piel-Perf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">strengthened</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2470.htm" title="2470: han·naḥ·lō·wṯ (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence to be weak, sick, afflicted; or to grieve, make sick; also to stroke, entreat.">the weak,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: rip·pê·ṯem (V-Piel-Perf-2mp) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">healed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2470.htm" title="2470: ha·ḥō·w·lāh (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence to be weak, sick, afflicted; or to grieve, make sick; also to stroke, entreat.">the sick,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2280.htm" title="2280: ḥă·ḇaš·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To bind, bind on, bind up. A primitive root; to wrap firmly; figuratively, to stop, to rule.">bound up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: wə·lan·niš·be·reṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">the injured,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: hă·šê·ḇō·ṯem (V-Hifil-Perf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">brought back</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5080.htm" title="5080: han·nid·da·ḥaṯ (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To impel, thrust, banish. A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">the strays,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: ḇiq·qaš·tem (V-Piel-Perf-2mp) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">or searched for</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: hā·’ō·ḇe·ḏeṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">the lost.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Instead,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7287.htm" title="7287: rə·ḏî·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off. A primitive root; to tread down, i.e. Subjugate; specifically, to crumble off.">you have ruled</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2394.htm" title="2394: ū·ḇə·ḥā·zə·qāh (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Strength, force, violence. Feminine of chozeq; vehemence.">with violence</a> <a href="/hebrew/6531.htm" title="6531: ū·ḇə·p̄ā·reḵ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Harshness, severity. From an unused root meaning to break apart; fracture, i.e. Severity.">and cruelty.</a> 5They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.…<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="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Jeremiah 23:1-2</a> “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD. / Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD. <a href="/zechariah/11-16.htm">Zechariah 11:16-17</a> For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves. / Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!” <a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Matthew 23:4</a> They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10-11</a> Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. / Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: <a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Jeremiah 50:6</a> My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place. <a href="/john/10-12.htm">John 10:12-13</a> 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/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="/jeremiah/10-21.htm">Jeremiah 10:21</a> For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered. <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2-3</a> Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; / not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. <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="/matthew/20-25.htm">Matthew 20:25-28</a> But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. / It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, / and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— ... <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-6</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="/micah/3-1.htm">Micah 3:1-3</a> Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? / You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. / You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.” <a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28-30</a> Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood. / I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them. <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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The diseased have you not strengthened, neither have you healed that which was sick, neither have you bound up that which was broken, neither have you brought again that which was driven away, neither have you sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have you ruled them.diseased<a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Ezekiel 34:16</a> I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.<a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10</a> His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.<a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Jeremiah 8:22</a> Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?sought<a href="/matthew/10-6.htm">Matthew 10:6</a> But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.<a href="/matthew/18-12.htm">Matthew 18:12,13</a> How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? … <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? … but with<a href="/exodus/1-13.htm">Exodus 1:13,14</a> And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: … <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13</a> Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;<a href="/matthew/21-35.htm">Matthew 21:35</a> And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-28.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-13.htm">Crippled</a> <a href="/psalms/74-20.htm">Cruelty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-18.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-11.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-15.htm">Force</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-53.htm">Harshness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-12.htm">Injured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-5.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-53.htm">Rigor</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-53.htm">Rigour</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-8.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-26.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-53.htm">Severity</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-17.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-30.htm">Sickly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-21.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-19.htm">Strayed</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-8.htm">Strays</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-24.htm">Strengthened</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/3-21.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Crippled</a> <a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Cruelty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-5.htm">Force</a> <a href="/exodus/1-13.htm">Harshness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-8.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Injured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/romans/9-28.htm">Rigor</a> <a href="/exodus/1-13.htm">Rigour</a> <a href="/daniel/9-12.htm">Ruled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-5.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-6.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/matthew/24-51.htm">Severity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-30.htm">Sickly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-6.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Strayed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Strays</a> <a href="/daniel/7-22.htm">Strengthened</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/34.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>You have not strengthened the weak This phrase highlights the failure of the leaders to support and uplift those who are vulnerable. In biblical context, shepherds were responsible for the well-being of their flock, symbolizing leaders' duty to care for their people. The weak here can be seen as those who are spiritually, emotionally, or physically frail. This neglect contrasts with God's character, who is described as a shepherd in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, providing strength and guidance.healed the sick The leaders' failure to heal the sick reflects a lack of compassion and care. In ancient Israel, sickness often symbolized spiritual or moral decay. Healing was a sign of divine intervention and care, as seen in the ministry of Jesus, who healed many as a demonstration of God's kingdom (<a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">Matthew 4:23</a>). The leaders' neglect is a stark contrast to the healing ministry of Christ.bound up the injured Binding up the injured refers to tending to those who are wounded, both physically and spiritually. In the cultural context, shepherds would bind the wounds of their sheep, symbolizing care and restoration. This imagery is used in <a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a>, where the Messiah is prophesied to bind up the brokenhearted, pointing to Jesus' mission of restoration.brought back the strays This phrase indicates a failure to seek out those who have wandered away. In biblical times, straying sheep were vulnerable to predators, symbolizing those who have drifted from the faith. Jesus' parable of the lost sheep (<a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-7</a>) illustrates God's heart for bringing back the lost, contrasting with the leaders' negligence.or searched for the lost Searching for the lost involves actively seeking those who are missing or have gone astray. This reflects God's pursuit of humanity, as seen in Jesus' mission to seek and save the lost (<a href="/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10</a>). The leaders' failure to search for the lost shows a lack of concern for the spiritual well-being of their people.Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty This phrase condemns the leaders for their harsh and oppressive rule. Violence and cruelty are antithetical to the shepherding role, which should be characterized by care and protection. This behavior is reminiscent of the oppressive rulers criticized by the prophets (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/23.htm">Jeremiah 23:1-2</a>). In contrast, Jesus is depicted as the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep (<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>), embodying the opposite of violence and cruelty.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/s/shepherds_of_israel.htm">Shepherds of Israel</a> Metaphorically refers to the leaders of Israel, including kings, priests, and prophets, who were responsible for the spiritual and physical well-being of the people. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_weak,_sick,_injured,_strays,_and_lost.htm">The Weak, Sick, Injured, Strays, and Lost</a> Represents the vulnerable and neglected members of the community who were not cared for by their leaders. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a> The historical context in which Ezekiel prophesied, a time when Israel was in captivity due to their disobedience to God. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a> The event of God holding the leaders accountable for their failure to care for His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/responsibility_of_leadership.htm">Responsibility of Leadership</a> Leaders are accountable to God for the care and well-being of those they lead. This includes spiritual, emotional, and physical support. <a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_vulnerable.htm">Compassion for the Vulnerable</a> As followers of Christ, we are called to actively seek out and care for those who are weak, sick, injured, or lost. <a href="/topical/g/god's_standard_of_care.htm">God's Standard of Care</a> God's expectation for His people is to reflect His character in their treatment of others, especially the marginalized. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_accountability.htm">Judgment and Accountability</a> There is a divine accountability for how we treat others, particularly those entrusted to our care. <a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_model_shepherd.htm">Christ as the Model Shepherd</a> Jesus exemplifies the perfect shepherd, and we are to emulate His love, care, and sacrifice in our interactions with others.<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/bible_on_clergy_abuse,_forgiveness.htm">How does the Bible address clergy abuse and forgiveness?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_abuse_and_guilt.htm">What does the Bible say about abuse and guilt?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_submission.htm">What does the Bible say about submission?</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_5_13_conflict_with_divine_mercy.htm">Does Ezekiel 5:13's portrayal of God's 'fury' conflict with depictions of divine mercy elsewhere in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - The diseased have ye not strengthened. The verbs indicate the difference between the "diseased," i.e. the weak sheep (comp. <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a>; <a href="/psalms/78-71.htm">Psalm 78:71</a>) and the sick, that were suffering from more definite maladies. So the broken are the sheep that have fallen from a rock and thus maimed themselves. Each case required its appropriate treatment, and none had met with it. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You have not לֹ֨א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no strengthened חִזַּקְתֶּ֜ם (ḥiz·zaq·tem) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the weak, הַנַּחְלוֹת֩ (han·naḥ·lō·wṯ) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2470.htm">Strong's 2470: </a> To be weak or sick healed רִפֵּאתֶ֗ם (rip·pê·ṯem) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> To mend, to cure the sick, הַחוֹלָ֣ה (ha·ḥō·w·lāh) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2470.htm">Strong's 2470: </a> To be weak or sick bound up חֲבַשְׁתֶּ֔ם (ḥă·ḇaš·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2280.htm">Strong's 2280: </a> To wrap firmly, to stop, to rule the injured, וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֙רֶת֙ (wə·lan·niš·be·reṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> To break, break in pieces brought back הֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֔ם (hă·šê·ḇō·ṯem) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again the strays, הַנִּדַּ֙חַת֙ (han·nid·da·ḥaṯ) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5080.htm">Strong's 5080: </a> To impel, thrust, banish or searched for בִקַּשְׁתֶּ֑ם (ḇiq·qaš·tem) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> To search out, to strive after the lost. הָאֹבֶ֖דֶת (hā·’ō·ḇe·ḏeṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> To wander away, lose oneself, to perish Instead, לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no you have ruled רְדִיתֶ֥ם (rə·ḏî·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7287.htm">Strong's 7287: </a> To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off them with violence וּבְחָזְקָ֛ה (ū·ḇə·ḥā·zə·qāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2394.htm">Strong's 2394: </a> Strength, force, violence and cruelty. וּבְפָֽרֶךְ׃ (ū·ḇə·p̄ā·reḵ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6531.htm">Strong's 6531: </a> Harshness, severity <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-4.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 34:4 You haven't strengthened the diseased neither have (Ezek. 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