Ezekiel 34:17

“And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.”

"And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats." - Ezekiel 34:17
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What does Ezekiel 34:17 mean?

The Bible verse Ezekiel 34:17 in the King James Version reads, "And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Ezekiel that addresses the…

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Shepherding Justice: God’s Care for His Flock

In Ezekiel 34:17, we read, "And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.” This verse reveals a poignant moment in the discourse of the Lord through the prophet Ezekiel, speaking to the people…

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A Prayer for Divine Justice and Shepherding Grace

Oh Lord God, Eternal Shepherd, I come before You with a heart humbled by the weight of Your Word found in Ezekiel 34:17, where You declare, "And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats." Lord…

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Ezekiel 34:17 - "And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats."
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;"
1 Samuel 17:34-35
Exodus 34:17 - "Thou shalt make thee no molten gods."
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."
Psalms 34:17 - "The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles."
Ezekiel 3:17
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."
"¶ 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 34:31 - "And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD."
Genesis 34:17 - "But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone."
Ezekiel 34:11 - "¶ For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out."
Job 34:17 - "Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?"
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."
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."
"Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;" - Ezekiel 34:9
Numbers 34:17 - "These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun."
Ezekiel 34:25 - "And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods."
Ezekiel 48:34 - "At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali."
Ezekiel 27:34 - "In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall."
Ezekiel 34:21 - "Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;"