John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:20
Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them ,.... To the rams and he goats of the flock, that use the pastures and defile the waters after this manner, and make them unfit for the lesser cattle; or that use the poor people of God after this sort: behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle . The Targum is, "between the rich man and the poor man;' this is repeated, and in very strong terms, for the confirmation of it: this the Lord promised to do,... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 34:17-31
The prophet has no more to say to the shepherds, but he has now a message to deliver to the flock. God had ordered him to speak tenderly to them, and to assure them of the mercy he had in store for them. But here he is ordered to make a difference between some and others of them, to separate between the precious and the vile and then to give them a promise of the Messiah, by whom this distinction should be effectually made, partly at his first coming (for for judgment he came into this world,... read more