Ezekiel 34:11

“For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.”

"For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out." - Ezekiel 34:11
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What does Ezekiel 34:11 mean?

The verse Ezekiel 34:11 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out." This verse comes from the book of Ezekiel, which is one of the major prophetic books in the Old Testament. This…

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Ezekiel 34:11 - "¶ For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out."
Ezekiel 34:11-12 - "For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day."
"For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day." - Ezekiel 34:11-12
Ezekiel 34:3–4
Ezekiel 34:1 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 34:7 - "¶ Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;"
Ezekiel 34:9 - "Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;"
Nehemiah 11:34 - "Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,"
Ezekiel 36:34 - "And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by."
Ezekiel 34:5 - "And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered."
Ezekiel 34:15 - "I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD."
Ezekiel 34:24 - "And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it."
Ezekiel 34:22 - "Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle."
"Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat," - Nehemiah 11:34
"¶ Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;" - Ezekiel 34:7
"And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying," - Ezekiel 34:1
Ezekiel 34:3 - "Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock."
Ezekiel 28:11-19
Ezekiel 28:11-19
Ezekiel 28:11-19
Ezekiel 28:11-19
Ezekiel 34:31 - "And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD."
Ezekiel 28:11-19
Ezekiel 28:11-19
1 Chronicles 11:34 - "The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,"
Ezekiel 39:11
Ezekiel 34:19 - "And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet."
Numbers 11:34 - "And he called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted."
Ezekiel 34:30 - "Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD."