Ezekiel 34:31

31 You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign LORD.’ ”

Ezekiel 34:31 in Other Translations

31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.

31 And you are my sheep, human sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord GOD."

31 You are my flock, the sheep of my pasture. You are my people, and I am your God. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”

31 You are my dear flock, the flock of my pasture, my human flock, And I am your God. Decree of God, the Master.'"

31 And ye my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord Jehovah.

31 You, my sheep, are the sheep in my pasture. You are mortal, and I am your God, declares the Almighty LORD.'"

31 "You are My flock, the human flock of My pasture, and I am your God." [This is] the declaration of the Lord God .

31 "You are the sheep belonging to my flock. You are my people. And I am your God," announces the LORD and King.

Ezekiel 34:31 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 34:31

And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men
This is observed, to show that all that had been said in this chapter concerning sheep, and a flock of sheep, was to be understood, not in a literal sense, but in a figurative one, of such as were rational and spiritual persons; a set of men whom the Lord had chosen, and separated from others, as his peculiar flock; and whom he took a special care of, and led them to, and fed them in, green pastures of his own providing; they are the souls of men that Christ is the Shepherd and Bishop of, ( 1 Peter 2:25 ) . The Talmudists ^F21 frequently make use of this text, to prove that Israelites are only called men, and not the Gentiles; see ( Matthew 15:26 ) and I am your God, saith the Lord God;
which is often repeated for the certainty of it, because a blessing of the greatest importance, and which includes all others in it; see ( Ezekiel 34:24 Ezekiel 34:30 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 T. Bab. Yebamot, fol. 61. 1. Bava Metzia, fol. 114. 2. & Ceritot, fol. 6. 2.

Ezekiel 34:31 In-Context

29 I will provide for them a land renowned for its crops, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations.

30 Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them and that they, the Israelites, are my people, declares the Sovereign LORD.

31 You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign LORD.’ ”

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 28:9
• 2. Psalms 100:3; S Jeremiah 23:1