Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Since they have no shepherd, they have been scattered around and have become prey for all sorts of wild animals. How scattered they are!
New American Standard Bible
They were
King James Version
And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
Holman Bible
They were scattered for lack of a shepherd;
A Conservative Version
And they were scattered because there was no shepherd. And they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.
American Standard Version
And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.
Amplified
They were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the predators of the field.
Bible in Basic English
And they were wandering in every direction because there was no keeper: and they became food for all the beasts of the field.
Darby Translation
And they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will be scattered from Without a shepherd: and they will be for consuming to all the beasts of the field, and they will be scattered.
King James 2000
And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became food to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they were scattered {without} a shepherd, and they were as food for all the animals of the field [when] they were scattered.
Modern King James verseion
And they were scattered for lack of a shepherd. And they became food to all the beasts of the field when they were scattered.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thus are they scattered here and there without a shepherd: yea, all the beasts of the field devour them, and they go astray.
NET Bible
They were scattered because they had no shepherd, and they became food for every wild beast.
New Heart English Bible
They were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the animals of the field, and were scattered.
The Emphasized Bible
And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; And they became food for every wild beast of the field. So were they scattered.
Webster
And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became food to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
World English Bible
They were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the animals of the field, and were scattered.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they are scattered from want of a shepherd, And are for food to every beast of the field, Yea, they are scattered.
Interlinear
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Ra`ah
Chay
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 34:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prophecy Concerning Israel's Shepherds And Sheep
4 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. 5 "Since they have no shepherd, they have been scattered around and have become prey for all sorts of wild animals. How scattered they are! 6 My sheep have gone wandering on all of the mountains, on all of the hills, and throughout every high place in the whole world, with no one to look for them or go out in search of them.
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Cross References
Matthew 9:36
When he saw the crowds, he was deeply moved with compassion for them, because they were troubled and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
1 Kings 22:17
So Micaiah replied: "I saw all of Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD told me, "These have no master, so let them each return to his own home in peace.'"
2 Chronicles 18:16
And so Micaiah replied: "I saw all of Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD told me, "These have no master, so let them each return to his own home in peace.'"
Isaiah 56:9
"All you wild animals, come and devour even all of you wild animals.
Jeremiah 23:2
Therefore, this is what the LORD God of Israel says about the shepherds who are shepherding my people, "You have scattered my flock and driven them away. You haven't taken care of them, and now I'm about to take care of you because of your evil deeds," declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 50:17
"Israel is a scattered flock, driven out by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria, and then afterward King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon gnawed his bones.
Ezekiel 34:8
"As certainly as I'm alive and living, my sheep have truly become victims, food for all of the wild animals because there are no shepherds. My shepherds did not go searching for my flock. Instead, the shepherds fed themselves, and my flock they would not feed!'
Numbers 27:17
who will go in and out before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in so that the LORD'S community won't be like a flock without a shepherd."
Jeremiah 12:9-12
Is my inheritance like a speckled bird of prey to me? Are the other birds of prey all around her coming against her? Go, gather all the wild animals and bring them to devour it.
Jeremiah 50:6-7
My people have become lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, turning them toward the mountains. They go from mountain to hill. They have forgotten their resting place.
Ezekiel 33:21
On the fifth day of the tenth month of the twelfth year of our captivity, a fugitive who had escaped from Jerusalem came and informed me, "The city has been destroyed."
Ezekiel 33:28
Then I'll turn the land into a desolate ruin and her arrogant strength will come to an abrupt end. The mountains of Israel will become so desolate that no one will be able to travel over them."
Ezekiel 34:6
My sheep have gone wandering on all of the mountains, on all of the hills, and throughout every high place in the whole world, with no one to look for them or go out in search of them.
Ezekiel 34:28
They will no longer be plundered by the nations, and wild animals will no longer devour them. They will settle down confidently, with nothing to frighten them.
Zechariah 10:2-3
Truly the family idols talk nonsense and the diviners discern lies, describing delusional dreams. Since their comfort is vacuous, they wander off on their own like sheep, because there is no shepherd.
Zechariah 13:7
"Arise, sword, against my shepherd, against the mighty one who is related to me," declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. "Strike the shepherd, the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn against the insignificant ones.
John 10:2
The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
Acts 20:29-31
I know that when I'm gone, savage wolves will come among you and not spare the flock.