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;”

"Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;" - Ezekiel 34:21
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What does Ezekiel 34:21 mean?

Ezekiel 34:21 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Ezekiel that addresses the…

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Shepherding with Care: A Reflection on Ezekiel 34:21

Ezekiel 34:21 reads: "Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad." This verse, though it describes a serious indictment against the leaders of Israel, offers profound insights into the…

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A Prayer for Shepherds and the Lost Sheep

O Lord, the Great Shepherd of our souls, We come before You today with hearts full of humility and contrition, standing in the gap for the broken and the scattered. We reflect deeply on the words of Ezekiel 34:21: "Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed…

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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;"
Ezekiel 34:3–4
Genesis 21-34
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;"
Numbers 34:21 - "Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon."
Ezekiel 34:9 - "Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;"
Genesis 21:34 - "And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days."
Ezekiel 36:34 - "And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by."
Psalms 34:21 - "Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate."
Ezekiel 21:7
Job 21:34 - "How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?"
Job 34:21 - "For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings."
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."
"¶ 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
"Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon." - Numbers 34:21
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."
Ezekiel 34:11 - "¶ For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out."
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."
Exodus 21:34 - "The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his."
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."
Matthew 21:34 - "And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it."
"Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;" - Ezekiel 34:9
Ezekiel 21:1 - "And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"