Ezekiel 34:21, Ezekiel 34:22 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:21

Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder ,.... As the stronger cattle do the lesser: and pushed all the diseased with your horns ; as horned cattle do those they dislike, and bear an antipathy to; which to do to the diseased is great cruelty: sheep, it is said, will take some care of those that are diseased among them, and bring them to places of sunshine and shelter; but here the horned part of the flock, and in health, are represented as acting a barbarous part to the weak... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 34:17-22

Social oppressions. The wisest men detect only some of the evils that blemish a nation; they are blind to more secret delinquencies. The Almighty Ruler detects every hidden iniquity, nor will he spare any form of sin. I. OBSERVE THE CONTAGION OF WICKEDNESS . The first part of the chapter reveals God's judgment upon evil rulers now is brought to light the wrong-doing of men in private and unofficial stations. The sins of pride and violence soon filter down from magnates to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 34:17-22

The sinfulness of selfishness. It was not only the shepherds, but some of the sheep, of" the rams and the he-goats," that were injuring and robbing the sheep. It was not only the kings and the princes, but the strong and wealthy among the people of Israel, that were disturbing and distressing the land. It is not only those "who have the rule over" the Churches of Christ, but some of the fellow-members, who have to be corrected, and whose conduct needs to be transformed. Ezekiel's vision... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 34:20-31

Yahweh having promised to be a Ruler of His people, the administration of the divine kingdom is now described, as carried on by One King, the representative of David, whose dominion should fulfill all the promises originally made to the man after God’s own heart. Ezekiel does not so much add to, as explain and develope, the original promise; and as the complete fulfillment of the spiritual blessings, which the prophets were guided to proclaim, was manifestly never realized in any temporal... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 34:21-22

Ezekiel 34:21-22. Because ye have thrust with side and shoulder, &c. Have molested and vexed the poor and weak by your unjust and violent dealings; therefore will I save my flock I will interpose, and rescue the poor of my people from violence and oppression. The reader will easily observe that the metaphors used in these verses are taken from two sorts of cattle, the one of the larger and stronger kind, the other of the smaller and weaker sort, which the larger ones are wont to... 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

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 34:21

21. scattered them abroad—down to the time of the carrying away to Babylon [GROTIUS]. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 34:11-24

The Lord’s intervention for Israel 34:11-24"If any passage was at the heart of Ezekiel’s contribution to the ongoing promise [to Israel], it was Ezekiel 34:11-31 . . ." [Note: Walter C. Kaiser Jr., Toward an Old Testament Theology, p. 240.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 34:21-22

Because some of God’s sheep suffered at the hands of their fellow sheep who pushed and shoved them around, the Lord would deliver even the weak, but He would distinguish the two types of His sheep. He would deliver His people from poor leaders as well as predatory nations. read more

Ezekiel 34:21, Ezekiel 34:22 Niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 34:17-31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 34:17-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 34:17-22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 34:20-31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 34:21-22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 34:1-31

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 34:21

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 34:11-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 34:21-22

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