Ezekiel 34:2 References
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"Son of man, prophesy against the ashepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to those shepherds, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Woe, shepherds of Israel who have been bfeeding themselves! Should not the shepherds cfeed the flock?
b Jeremiah 23:1, Ezekiel 22:25, Ezekiel 34:8-10, Micah 3:1-3, Micah 3:11
Jeremiah 23
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"aWoe to the shepherds who are bdestroying and scattering the csheep of My pasture!" declares the Lord.
Ezekiel 22
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"There is a aconspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have bdevoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many cwidows in the midst of her.
Ezekiel 34
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"As I live," declares the Lord GOD, "surely because My flock has become a aprey, My flock has even become food for all the beasts of the field for lack of a shepherd, and My shepherds did not search for My flock, but rather the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock;
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therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:
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'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am aagainst the shepherds, and I will demand My sheep from them and make them bcease from feeding sheep. So the shepherds will not feed themselves anymore, but I will cdeliver My flock from their mouth, so that they will not be food for them."'"
Micah 3
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And I said, "aHear now, heads of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel. Is it not for you to bknow justice?
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"You who hate good and love evil, Who atear off their skin from them And their flesh from their bones,
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Who aeat the flesh of my people, Strip off their skin from them, Break their bones And bchop them up as for the pot And as meat in a kettle."