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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/34.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/34.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Because you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak sheep with your horns until you have driven them away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For you fat sheep pushed and butted and crowded my sick and hungry flock until you scattered them to distant lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Because you push with side and shoulder, and thrust at all the weak with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because you have pushed with side and shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your horns, and scattered them abroad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since you push away with <i>your</i> side and shoulder, and gore all the weak with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Because you push with side and with shoulder, and thrust at all the weak with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Because you push with side and with shoulder, and thrust at all the weak with your horns, until you have scattered them abroad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Because you push with side and with shoulder, and thrust at all the sickly with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Because you push with side and shoulder, and gore with your horns all those that have become weak <i>and</i> sick until you have scattered them away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since you have pushed with flank and shoulder and butted all the weak ones with your horns until you scattered them all over,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since you have pushed with flank and shoulder and butted all the weak ones with your horns until you scattered them all over, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You strong ones have used your powerful horns to chase off those that are weak, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You fat sheep push the skinny sheep with your sides and shoulders, and you knock down all the sick sheep with your horns. You have scattered them all over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You pushed the sick ones aside and butted them away from the flock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />since you've been bumping aside all the weaker sheep with your backsides and shoulders, butting them with your horns until they're scattered around outside. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since you shove with flank and shoulder, butting all the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them abroad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Because you push with your side and your shoulder, and thrust your horns at all the weak sheep until you scatter them abroad,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Because you thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, until you have scattered them abroad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Because you thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, until you have scattered them abroad, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Because you thrust away with side and with shoulder, "" And push all the diseased with your horns, "" Until you have scattered them to the out-place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Because with side and with shoulder ye thrust away, And with your horns push all the diseased, Till ye have scattered them to the out-place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Because with side and with shoulder ye will thrust away, and with your horns ye pushed all the sickly till that ye scattered them without;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Because you thrusted with sides and shoulders, and struck all the weak cattle with your horns, till they were scattered abroad: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For you have pushed with your sides and shoulders, and you have threatened all the weak cattle with your horns, until they were scattered abroad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because you push with flank and shoulder, and butt all the weak sheep with your horns until you drive them off,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Because you pushed with flank and shoulder, and butted at all the weak animals with your horns until you scattered them far and wide,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because they have thrust with their sides and shoulders, and pushed all the weak with their horns, till they have scattered them abroad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because they were pushing with their sides and with their shoulders and were goring all the weak with their horns until they scattered them out<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the weak with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ye did thrust with your sides and shoulders, and pushed with your horns, and ye cruelly treated all the sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=10171" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/34.htm">The Good Shepherd</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">Since</a> <a href="/hebrew/1920.htm" title="1920: teh·dō·p̄ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To thrust, drive, push. A prim root; to push away or down.">you shove</a> <a href="/hebrew/6654.htm" title="6654: bə·ṣaḏ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A side. Contr. From an unused root meaning to sidle off; a side; figuratively, an adversary.">with flank</a> <a href="/hebrew/3802.htm" title="3802: ū·ḇə·ḵā·ṯêp̄ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder; figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything.">and shoulder,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5055.htm" title="5055: tə·nag·gə·ḥū (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp) -- To push, thrust, gore. A primitive root; to but with the horns; figuratively, to war against.">butting</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</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 ones</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: ū·ḇə·qar·nê·ḵem (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fdc:: 2mp) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">with your horns</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: hă·p̄î·ṣō·w·ṯem (V-Hifil-Perf-2mp) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">you have scattered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯā·nāh (DirObjM:: 3fp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: ha·ḥū·ṣāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">abroad,</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>I will save My flock, and they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-32.htm">Matthew 25:32-33</a></span><br />All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11-16</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Jeremiah 23:1-4</a></span><br />“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. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-16.htm">Zechariah 11:16-17</a></span><br />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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Isaiah 56:11-12</a></span><br />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: / “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-1.htm">Micah 3:1-3</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Matthew 23:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-7</a></span><br />“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!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/21-15.htm">John 21:15-17</a></span><br />When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.” / Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.” / Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28-30</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Jeremiah 50:6-7</a></span><br />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. / All who found them devoured them, and their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the LORD, their true pasture, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Zechariah 10:2-3</a></span><br />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. / “My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1-4</a></span><br />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. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because you have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad;</p><p class="hdg">ye have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/34-3.htm">Ezekiel 34:3-5</a></b></br> Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: <i>but</i> ye feed not the flock… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/8-3.htm">Daniel 8:3-10</a></b></br> Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had <i>two</i> horns: and the <i>two</i> horns <i>were</i> high; but one <i>was</i> higher than the other, and the higher came up last… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/11-5.htm">Zechariah 11:5,16,17</a></b></br> Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed <i>be</i> the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not… </p><p class="hdg">pushed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/13-14.htm">Luke 13:14-16</a></b></br> And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/daniel/8-4.htm">Butting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-5.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Flank</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Leg</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-27.htm">Out-Place</a> <a href="/psalms/44-5.htm">Push</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-27.htm">Pushed</a> <a href="/job/38-8.htm">Pushing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-20.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-18.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-23.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-8.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-16.htm">Weak</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/1-17.htm">Abroad</a> <a href="/daniel/8-4.htm">Butting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-19.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/malachi/1-8.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/daniel/4-25.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/genesis/49-13.htm">Flank</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-15.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/genesis/24-9.htm">Leg</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-38.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Out-Place</a> <a href="/daniel/11-40.htm">Push</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-7.htm">Pushed</a> <a href="/daniel/8-4.htm">Pushing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-19.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-22.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-9.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-3.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-18.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/joel/3-10.htm">Weak</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/34-1.htm">A reproof of the shepherds</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/34-7.htm">God's judgment against them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">His providence over his flock</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/34-20.htm">The kingdom of Christ</a></span><br></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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In the context of <a href="/ezekiel/34.htm">Ezekiel 34</a>, God is addressing the shepherds of Israel, who have failed in their duty to care for the flock. The imagery of shoving with flank and shoulder suggests a forceful and selfish attitude, prioritizing their own needs over the welfare of the weaker members of the community. This behavior is condemned as it reflects a lack of compassion and responsibility, which are essential qualities of a true shepherd. The metaphor of sheep and shepherds is common in the Bible, with leaders often depicted as shepherds responsible for the well-being of their people (e.g., <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, <a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11-14</a>).<p><b>butting all the weak ones with your horns</b><br>The use of "butting" with horns further emphasizes the aggressive and harmful actions of the leaders. Horns in biblical symbolism often represent strength and power (e.g., <a href="/daniel/7-24.htm">Daniel 7:24</a>, <a href="/revelation/17-12.htm">Revelation 17:12</a>). Here, the leaders are using their power to harm rather than protect, targeting the weak and vulnerable. This behavior is contrary to the biblical mandate for leaders to defend and support those who are powerless (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a>, <a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a>). The weak ones represent those in society who are marginalized or oppressed, and the leaders' actions are a direct violation of their duty to serve and uplift these individuals.<p><b>until you have scattered them abroad</b><br>The result of the leaders' actions is the scattering of the flock, which signifies disunity and vulnerability. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a scattered flock was at risk of predation and lacked the protection and guidance of a shepherd. This scattering is symbolic of the spiritual and social disintegration of Israel due to the negligence and abuse of its leaders. The scattering of God's people is a recurring theme in the Bible, often associated with judgment and exile (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/23.htm">Jeremiah 23:1-2</a>). However, it also sets the stage for God's promise of restoration and gathering, as seen later in <a href="/ezekiel/34-23.htm">Ezekiel 34:23-24</a>, where God promises to set up one shepherd, a prophecy often interpreted as pointing to Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd who gathers and cares for His flock (<a href="/john/10-16.htm">John 10:16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament, Ezekiel was called by God to deliver messages to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. His prophecies often included visions and symbolic actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of God's chosen people, who were in exile in Babylon at the time of Ezekiel's prophecies. They are often depicted as sheep in need of a shepherd.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shepherds_of_israel.htm">Shepherds of Israel</a></b><br>These are the leaders of Israel, both religious and political, who were supposed to care for the people but instead exploited them.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fat_sheep_and_the_lean_sheep.htm">The Fat Sheep and the Lean Sheep</a></b><br>Symbolic representations of the powerful and the oppressed within the community of Israel. The "fat sheep" are those who have taken advantage of others.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_the_true_shepherd.htm">God as the True Shepherd</a></b><br>In contrast to the unfaithful human shepherds, God promises to be the true shepherd who will care for His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_responsibility_of_leadership.htm">The Responsibility of Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders are accountable to God for how they treat those under their care. Just as the shepherds of Israel were judged for their failure, leaders today must ensure they are serving rather than exploiting.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_care.htm">God's Justice and Care</a></b><br>God sees the injustices and will act to protect and provide for His people. Believers can trust in God's ultimate justice and care, even when human leaders fail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_be_shepherds.htm">The Call to Be Shepherds</a></b><br>Every believer is called to reflect God's shepherding heart by caring for others, especially the vulnerable and oppressed. This involves actively seeking justice and mercy in our communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The passage calls for self-examination and repentance for those who have acted like the "fat sheep." God offers restoration and healing for those who turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_jesus_as_the_good_shepherd.htm">The Role of Jesus as the Good Shepherd</a></b><br>Jesus fulfills the promise of God to be the true shepherd. Believers are invited to follow His example and trust in His guidance and protection.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_unholy_trinity.htm">What is the Unholy Trinity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_god_destroy_both_justly.htm">In Ezekiel 21:3-4, how can God threaten to destroy both the righteous and the wicked without contradicting other texts that portray Him as just?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_ezekiel_physically_taken_to_jerusalem.htm">In Ezekiel 8:3-4, what evidence supports or contradicts the claim Ezekiel was physically transported to Jerusalem by a divine hand?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_interpreters_align_ezekiel_39_with_other_ot_outcomes_for_israel.htm">How do interpreters harmonize the restoration promises in Ezekiel 39:21-29 with other Old Testament passages that describe different outcomes for Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Since</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֗עַן</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you shove</span><br /><span class="heb">תֶּהְדֹּ֔פוּ</span> <span class="translit">(teh·dō·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1920.htm">Strong's 1920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To thrust, drive, push</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with flank</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצַ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6654.htm">Strong's 6654: </a> </span><span class="str2">A side, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and shoulder,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְכָתֵף֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḵā·ṯêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3802.htm">Strong's 3802: </a> </span><span class="str2">The shoulder, side-piece, lateral projection of anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and butt</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּנַגְּח֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·nag·gə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5055.htm">Strong's 5055: </a> </span><span class="str2">To butt with the horns, to war against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the weak ones</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנַּחְל֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(han·naḥ·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2470.htm">Strong's 2470: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be weak or sick</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with your horns</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְקַרְנֵיכֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·qar·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you scattered</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲפִיצוֹתֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(hă·p̄î·ṣō·w·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dispersed or scattered</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָ֖נָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">abroad,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֽוּצָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥū·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Ezekiel 34:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Ezekiel 34:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Ezekiel 34:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Ezekiel 34:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Ezekiel 34:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Ezekiel 34:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Ezekiel 34:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Ezekiel 34:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Ezekiel 34:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/34-21.htm">Ezekiel 34:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/34-21.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 34:21 Because you thrust with side and (Ezek. 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