Parallel Verses
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;
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!
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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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 34:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prophecy Concerning Israel's Shepherds And Sheep
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Ye have not strengthened the weak, 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 ye have ruled them;
5 They were
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Cross References
Matthew 9:36
And when he saw the multitude, he was moved with compassion on them because they fainted and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
1 Kings 22:17
Then he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains as sheep without a shepherd; and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return each man to his house in peace.
2 Chronicles 18:16
Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd; and the LORD said, These have no master; let each one return to his house in peace.
Isaiah 56:9
All ye beasts of the field, all ye beasts of the forest; come to devour.
Jeremiah 23:2
Therefore thus hath the LORD God of Israel said unto the pastors that feed my people: Ye have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not visited them; behold, I visit upon you the evil of your doings, said the LORD.
Jeremiah 50:17
Israel has been like scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away; first the king of Assyria has devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.
Ezekiel 34:8
as I live, said the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became food to every beast of the field, without a pastor, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed my flock;
Numbers 27:17
who may go out before them, and who may go in before them, and who may lead them out and who may bring them in that the congregation of the LORD not be as sheep without a shepherd.
Jeremiah 12:9-12
My heritage is unto me as a speckled bird; the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour her.
Jeremiah 50:6-7
My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have caused them to go astray; they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their restingplace.
Ezekiel 33:21
And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
Ezekiel 33:28
For I will make the land into desert and solitude, and the pride of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that no one shall pass through.
Ezekiel 34:6
My sheep were lost and wandered through all the mountains and upon every high hill; my flock was dispersed upon all the face of the earth, and there was no one to search for them or to require anything of them.
Ezekiel 34:28
And they shall no longer be a prey to the Gentiles, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid.
Zechariah 10:2-3
For the idols have spoken vanity and the diviners have seen a lie and have told vain dreams; they comfort in vain; therefore they went their way like sheep; they were humbled because there was no shepherd.
Zechariah 13:7
Awake, O sword, upon the pastor and upon the man that is my fellow, said the LORD of the hosts; smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
John 10:2
But he that enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
Acts 20:29-31
For I know this, that after my departing, grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock.