Ezekiel 34:5 - Exposition

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.