King James Version
Ezekiel 34:3 in the King James Version says “Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 34 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.”
Ezekiel 34:3 · KJV
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. because: or, without a shepherd
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the fat”
H2459fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and ye clothe”
H3847properly, wrap around, i.e., (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
“not the flock”
H6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“but ye feed”
H7462to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie
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