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
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 34:7-10
As I live, saith the Lord God , etc. The sentence of the Supreme Judge, of the "chief Shepherd" ( 1 Peter 5:4 ), that follows, is naturally preceded by a recapitulation of the guilt of the tyrannous rulers—the "idol" or sham shepherds of Zechariah 11:17 (comp. also Zechariah 10:3 ). Both chapters should be studied as throwing light on the teaching of the earlier prophet. It may be noted also how the thought enters into Ezekiel's vision of the restored Israel ( Ezekiel 45:8-10 ). read more