Ezekiel 34
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Chapter 34
Chapter Overview:
Verses:
A charge against the shepherds of Israel, ver. 1 - 6.
Their dismission from their trust, ver. 7 - 10.
A promise, that God would take care of his flock, ver. 11 - 16.
Another charge against the strong of the flock, for their injuring the weak, ver. 17 - 22.
A promise of the Messiah, the great and good shepherd, ver. 23 - 31.
| 34:2 | The shepherds - The rulers of the people kings, magistrates, and princes; as also priests, and prophets. Of Israel - The two tribes, and the few out of the ten that adhere to the house of David.That feed - Contrive their own ease, advantage, and honour. |
| 34:3 | Ye kill - You contrive methods, to take first the life, and next the estate of the well - fed, the rich and wealthy. But - You take care to lead, protect, provide for, and watch over them. |
| 34:4 | The diseased - The weak and languishing. Bound up - Oppressors in the state, or church, broke many then, but these shepherds bound them not up. |
| 34:5 | No shepherd - No vigilant, faithful shepherd.Became meat - Were made a prey of, and devoured by all their neighbours. |
| 34:12 | In the cloudy and dark day - In the time of general distress. |
| 34:16 | The fat - The powerful and rich. I will feed - I will judge and punish them. |
| 34:17 | I judge - Between men and men, between the smaller and weaker, and the greater and stronger, as their different state requires I will do.The rams - Rulers, who also shalt be dealt with according to their behaviour. |
| 34:18 | But ye must tread down - You great ones, eat the fat, and sweet; and what you cannot eat, you waste and spoil. The deep waters - Which are sufficient for all. |
| 34:20 | I will judge - I will vindicate the poor.The fat cattle - The rich. The lean - The poor. |
| 34:23 | One shepherd - Christ, the great good, chief, only shepherd, that laid down his life for his sheep. My servant David - The seed of David, the beloved one, who was typified by David, and is in other places called by his name, as Jeremiah 30:9 eze 34: , Ezekiel 37:24 , Isaiah 37:35 , eze 34: , 3:5 , .He shall feed - Do all the office of a good and faithful shepherd, and that for ever. |
| 34:24 | My servant - Christ was in this great work his fathers servant, Isaiah 42:1 . |
| 34:25 | A covenant - A covenant of promises, which contain, and shall bring peace, that is all good. |
| 34:26 | Them - My returned captives, The places - All the country.My hill - Jerusalem. |
| 34:29 | A plant - The Messiah. The shame - The reproach. |
| 34:30 | Their God - By covenant, from their forefathers.Am with them - Present with them, and reconciled to them. |