Ezek.34.2

Ezekiel 34:2

KJV GOD

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

A Prophecy against Israel’s Shepherds

Cross References

John 10:8

KJVJesus

All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

Jesus the Good Shepherd

John 10:11

KJVJesus

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

Jesus the Good Shepherd

John 21:15

KJVJesus

So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

Jesus and Peter

The Love Motivation

2 Corinthians 12:14

KJV

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not your’s, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

Paul’s Concern for the Corinthians

A Thorn in the Flesh

Jude 1:12

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These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

God’s Judgment on the Ungodly

The Warnings of History to the Ungodly

Isaiah 40:11

KJVJesus

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

Here Is Your God!

The Greatness of God

Jeremiah 2:8

KJVGOD

The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

Israel Has Forsaken God

Judah’s Apostasy

Jeremiah 3:15

KJVGOD

And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

A Call to Repentance

Jeremiah 10:21

KJV

For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

The Coming Captivity of Judah

A Satire on Idolatry

Jeremiah 12:10

KJVGOD

Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

God’s Answer to Jeremiah

God’s Answer

Jeremiah 23:1

KJVGOD

Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord.

David’s Righteous Branch

Ezekiel 22:25

KJVGOD

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

Israel’s Wicked Leaders

The Sins of Israel

Ezekiel 34:1

KJV

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

A Prophecy against Israel’s Shepherds

Ezekiel 34:8

KJVGOD

As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

A Prophecy against Israel’s Shepherds

Ezekiel 34:10

KJVGOD

Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

A Prophecy against Israel’s Shepherds

Ezekiel 34:14

KJVGOD

I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

The Good Shepherd

The Restoration of Israel

Ezekiel 34:15

KJVGOD

I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God.

The Good Shepherd

The Restoration of Israel

Amos 6:4

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That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

Woe to Those at Ease in Zion

“Those at Ease in Zion”

Micah 3:1

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And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?

Rulers and Prophets Condemned

Micah 3:11

KJV

The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.