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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 34:5

And they were scattered . The words are an echo of 1 Kings 22:17 , and are, in their turn, echoed by Matthew 9:36 . The words that follow paint the sufferings of the exiles who left their homes and were scattered among the heathen in the days of Jehoiachin and Zedekiah. Of these the kings took no heed, and shut themselves up in the luxurious seclusion of their palace. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 34:3-4

Ezekiel 34:3-4. Ye eat the fat Or, the milk, as the LXX. render it. The Hebrew words chalab, milk, and cheleb, fat, differ only in their points, so that the ancient versions take them promiscuously one for the other. These shepherds of the Lord’s flock, these civil and ecclesiastical rulers of the people, used their power over them, and exercised their offices, merely for their temporal advantage and emolument. “They exacted their tribute and taxes, their tithes and perquisites, with... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 34:5-6

Ezekiel 34:5-6. And they were scattered, &c. Driven into other parts of the land, or into other countries, by the severity, exactions, and oppressions of their rulers. Because there is no shepherd No one worthy of the name of a shepherd; none that cared for or properly watched over and fed the flock. And they became meat to all the beasts of the field They were made a prey to, and were spoiled by, their enemies, temporal and spiritual. My sheep wandered through all the mountains ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:1-31

Rulers past and future (34:1-31)The leaders of Israel, whether of the northern kingdom or the southern, were supposed to be shepherds, but instead of caring for the people they exploited them. Their sole concern was for themselves (34:1-4). Because of their neglect of the flock, the sheep were attacked and scattered. Because of the corruption of its leaders, Israel was destroyed by hostile nations and its people taken captive into foreign countries (5-6).God will therefore punish the shepherds,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 34:4

neither. Note the Figure of speech Paradiastole ( App-6 ), emphasising the five counts. oruelty = rigour. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 1:13 , Exodus 1:14 .Leviticus 25:46 , Leviticus 25:53 , its only other occurrences). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 34:5

because there is no shepherd: or, without a shepherd. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 34:4

Ezekiel 34:4. Driven away— Gone astray: and so Ezekiel 34:16. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 34:5

Ezekiel 34:5. Because there is no shepherd— For want of a shepherd. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 34:4

4. The diseased—rather, those weak from the effects of "disease," as "strengthened" (that is, with due nourishment) requires [GROTIUS]. broken—that is, fractures from wounds inflicted by the wolf. brought again . . . driven away— (Exodus 23:4). Those "driven away" by the enemy into foreign lands through God's judgments are meant (Jeremiah 23:3). A spiritual reformation of the state by the rulers would have turned away God's wrath, and "brought again" the exiles. The rulers are censured as... read more