Ezekiel 34:2

Prophecy Concerning Israel's Shepherds And Sheep

¹ And the word of Yahweh {came} to me, {saying}, ² "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and you must say to them, to the shepherds, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Woe [to] the shepherds of Israel who were feeding themselves! Must not the shepherds feed the flock? ³ The fat you eat, and you clothe [yourself] [with] the wool; the well-nourished [animals] you slaughter, [but] you do not feed the flock.

Says the Lord

Shepherds of Israel

Son of Man

Thus Says the Lord

Word of the Lord

Israel

Jehovah

Jeremiah 23:1

"Woe [to the] shepherds who destroy and scatter the flock of my pasture," {declares} Yahweh.

Isaiah 40:11

He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather [the] lambs in his arm, and he will carry [them] in his bosom; he will lead those who nurse.

Jeremiah 3:15

Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart and they will feed you knowledge and insight.

John 21:15-17

Now when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon [son] of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs!"

Psalm 78:71-72

He brought him from following nursing ewes to shepherd Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests did not say, 'Where [is] Yahweh?' and those who handle the law did not know me, and the shepherds have {rebelled against me}, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and they went after [things which] do not profit.

Jeremiah 10:21

For the shepherds have become stupid, they do not seek Yahweh. {Therefore} they do not have insight, and all of their flock are scattered.

Jeremiah 12:10

Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard, they have trampled down my plot of land. They have made {my pleasant field} like the desert of desolation.

Ezekiel 34:8-10

"{As I live}," {declares} the Lord Yahweh, "{Surely} because my flock have become as plunder, and my flock became as food to all the animals of the field, since there was not a shepherd, [since] my shepherds [have] not sought my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and they fed not my flock,'"

Micah 3:1-3

And I said, "Listen, O heads of Jacob and leaders of the house of Israel! [Is it] not for you to know justice?

1 Peter 5:2-4

shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly,

2 Samuel 5:2

{For some time}, when Saul was king over us, {you were leading Israel in and out}. Yahweh had said to you, 'You shall be the shepherd of my people Israel, and you will be the leader over Israel.'"

Ezekiel 13:19

And you defiled me among my people for a handful of barley and for morsels of bread to kill persons who should not die and to keep alive persons who should not live by [means of] your lies to my people [who are] listening to [your] lies." '

Ezekiel 33:24

"Son of man, the inhabitants of these ruins on the soil of Israel [are] saying, 'Abraham was one [man], and he took possession of the land, and we [are] many; the land has been given for us as possession.'

Micah 3:11-12

Its rulers judge for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money. But they lean on Yahweh, saying, "[Is] not Yahweh in our midst? Disaster will not come upon us."

Zephaniah 3:3-4

Her officials in her midst [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they leave nothing until the morning.

Zechariah 11:17

"Woe, my worthless shepherd who deserts the flock! [May] a sword [fall] on his arm and on {his right eye}! May his arm wither completely and {his right eye} be utterly blinded!"

Matthew 24:48-51

But if that evil slave should say {to himself}, 'My master is staying away for a long time,'

Luke 12:42-46

And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful wise manager whom the master will put in charge over his servants to give [them] [their] food allowance at the right time?

Luke 20:46-47

"Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,

John 10:1-2

"Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter through the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up at some other place--that one is a thief and a robber.

John 10:11-12

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

Acts 20:26

Therefore I testify to you on this very day that I am guiltless of the blood of all [of you],

Acts 20:29

I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

Romans 16:18

For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own stomach, and by smooth speech and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

2 Peter 2:3

And in greediness they will exploit you with false words, whose condemnation [from] long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.