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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:9

Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord. This is repeated, that it might be observed, and for the confirmation of it; it might be depended upon that what follows would be accomplished, unless they changed their conduct and behaviour; and, to leave them inexcusable, they are again called upon to hear what the Lord should say unto them. The Targum is, "therefore, O ye wicked governors, return to the law, and I will have mercy on you; hearken to the doctrine of the law, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:10

Thus saith the Lord God, behold, I am against the shepherds ,.... His heart was against them; his hand was against them; his face was against them, to cut them off. The Targum is, "behold, I will send my fury upon the governors;' and there was good reason for it, they were against him and his glory, against his flock, his people, his cause, and interest; sad it is for any to have God against them, and to be against God; for none ever hardened themselves against him and prospered, Job... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:11

For thus saith the Lord God ,.... Since the shepherds are so negligent, careless, and cruel: behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out ; as he did the Jews, in all countries where they were, so his elect in all places where they are: he is the omniscient God, and knows them that are his, and can call his own sheep by name; he knows the places where they are; for he has fixed the bounds of their habitation, and was delighting himself in the habitable parts of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:12

As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered ,.... That is, when they have been scattered, and are got together again; then he goes among them, to see if there are any missing, and in wheat condition they are, and what they want: so will I seek out my sheep, and deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day ; such as, in a literal sense, the time of the captivity was, when the Jews were dispersed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:13

And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land ,.... Which was in part fulfilled when the Jews were delivered from the Babylonish captivity; and which may well be ascribed to the Lord, since it was he that stirred up Cyrus, king of Persia, to proclaim their liberty; and which raised the spirit of the people to go up upon it, and build the temple in Jerusalem, Ezra 1:1 , though it will have a more full accomplishment in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:14

I will feed them in a good pasture ,.... Or with good food, as the Targum: such as the fulness of grace in Christ, where believers go in and out, and find pasture; and where they may feed to the full, have bread enough, and to spare; and may draw water with joy out of the full wells of salvation: this is good food; food indeed, in opposition to that which was typical, or is imaginary; this is spiritual food, suitable to the spirits of men, brought by the Spirit of God, and relished by a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:15

I will feed my flock ,.... This is repeated for the further confirmation of it, that it might be depended upon that the Lord would feed his people in the manner before promised; and it gives a reason why he would do it, because they were his flock; he had a right unto them, a property in them; they were separated and distinguished from others by him, as the church of God is; and which is also purchased by Christ, and gathered out of the world by his Spirit and grace; and therefore he will... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:16

And I will seek that which was lost ,.... As all men are in Adam, and through his fall, and by their own actual transgressions; and so the elect of God among the rest; who are lost not with respect to God's knowledge of them, love to them, and care for them; but with respect to their knowledge of him, affection for him, and regard to his will, service, and glory; they are lost to themselves, they know not where they are, what is their state and condition, and how to get out of it; they... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 34:2

Prophesy against the shepherds of Israel - The shepherds include, first, the priests and Levites; secondly, the kings, princes, and magistrates. The flock means the whole of the people. The fat and the wool, the tithes and offerings, the taxes and imposts. The reprehensible feeding and clothing with these, as to the priests and Levites, the using these tithes and offerings, not to enable them the better to fulfill the work of the ministry, but to pamper their own bodies, and support them in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 34:3

Ye eat the fat - I think החלב hacheleb should be translated the milk, and so most of the Versions understand it. Or they lived on the fat sheep, and took the wool of all. "The priests," says Calmet, "ate the tithes, the first-fruits, and the offerings of the people; the princes received the tributes and imposts and instead of instructing and protecting them, the latter took away their lives by the cruelties they practiced against them: the former destroyed their souls by the poison of... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 34:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 34:3

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