Ezequiel 34:5

5 Por eso mis ovejas se dispersaron sin pastor y son presa fácil de cualquier animal salvaje.

Ezequiel 34:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 34:5

And they were scattered because there is no shepherd
No good one; there were shepherds, but they were idol shepherds, good for nothing, and it was all one as if there were none: so, in Christ's time, there were the Scribes and Pharisees; yet, since these did not feed the people with wholesome doctrine, they are said to be as sheep without a shepherd, and scattered abroad, as here from the fold, and from one another; dispersed here and there, seeking food, and none, which moved his compassion, ( Matthew 9:36 ) , in the political sense it may refer to their captivity, and their dispersion among the nations, having no king: So the Targum,

``and they were scattered without a governor.''

And they became meat to all beasts of the field when they were
scattered;
the Targum is,

``and they were delivered to all the kingdoms of the people to be consumed;''

such as the Assyrians, Babylonians, Ammonites, Moabites, and others; and may be applied to false teachers, those grievous wolves, which spare not the flock, into whose hands members of churches, professors of religion, fall, when neglected by their shepherds.

Ezequiel 34:5 In-Context

3 Ustedes beben la leche, se visten con la lana y matan a los mejores animales, pero dejan que sus rebaños pasen hambre.

4 No han cuidado de las débiles; no se han ocupado de las enfermas ni han vendado las heridas; no salieron a buscar a las descarriadas y perdidas. En cambio, las gobernaron con mano dura y con crueldad.

5 Por eso mis ovejas se dispersaron sin pastor y son presa fácil de cualquier animal salvaje.

6 Han deambulado por todas las montañas y las colinas sobre la faz de la tierra; sin embargo, nadie salió a buscarlas.

7 »”Por lo tanto, pastores, oigan la palabra del Señor
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