Ezekiel 34:6

My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sheep	צֹאנִי֙ tzo.Ni	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix
wandered	יִשְׁגּ֤וּ yish.Gu	H7686	to stray (causatively · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
mountains	הֶ֣הָרִ֔ים he.ha.Rim	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
high	רָמָ֑ה ra.Mah	H7311	to be high actively · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular absolute
hill	גִּבְעָ֣ה giv.'Ah	H1389	a hillock · noun, common feminine singular absolute
flock	צֹאנִ֔י tzo.Ni	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix
scattered	נָפֹ֣צוּ na.Fo.tzu	H6327	to dash in pieces · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural
face	פְּנֵ֤י pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct
earth	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
search	דּוֹרֵ֖שׁ do.Resh	H1875	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
seek	מְבַקֵּֽשׁ me.va.Kesh	H1245	to search out (by any method · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Peter 2:25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Psalms 142:4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
Jeremiah 40:11-12 Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king…
Ezekiel 7:16 But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his…
John 10:16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and o…
Jeremiah 5:1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if th…
Jeremiah 13:16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for ligh…
Hebrews 11:37-38 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being de…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 34:1-6

The prophecy of this chapter is not dated, nor any of those that follow it, till ch. 40. It is most probable that it was delivered after the completing of Jerusalem's destruction, when it would be very seasonable to enquire into the causes of it. I. The prophet is ordered to prophesy against the shepherds of Israel - the princes and magistrates, the priests and Levites, the great Sanhedrim or council of state, or whoever they were that had the direction of public affairs in a higher or lower sphere, the kings especially, for there were two of them now captives in Babylon, who, as well as the people, must have their transgressions shown them, that they might repent, as Manasseh in his captivi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 34:6

every high hill--the scene of their idolatries sanctioned by the rulers. search . . . seek--rather, "seek . . . search." The former is the part of the superior rulers to inquire after: to search out is the duty of the subordinate rulers [JUNIUS].

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 34:6

My sheep wandered through all the mountains - They all became idolaters, and lost the knowledge of the true God. And could it be otherwise while they had such pastors? "Himself a wanderer from the narrow way; His silly sheep, no wonder that they stray!" Reader, if thou be a minister, a preacher, or a person in holy orders, or pretended holy orders, or art one pretending to holy orders, look at the qualifications of a good shepherd as laid down by the prophet. 1. He professes to be a shepherd, and to be qualified for the office. 2. In consequence he undertakes the care of a flock. This supposes that he believes the great Bishop of souls has called him to the pastoral office; and that office i…

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John Gill on Ezekiel 34:6

My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill,.... As sheep do, when gone astray, go from mountain to hill; so the people of Israel fled from place to place, through the cruelty of their rulers, or through the force of the enemy, being carried captive into many kingdoms and nations, signified by mountains; and perhaps there is some allusion, to their worshipping of idols on hills and mountains, being drawn into it by the false prophets: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth; so great and general was the dispersion by the several captivities: the Lord has sheep, or some of his elect, some that belong to his flock, in all parts of the world: and n…

The Church Fathers

Pursuing all earthly objects, things that glitter obviously on the face of the earth, they love them, they set their hearts on them. They do not want to die, that their life may be hidden with Christ.… Not all heretics are to be found all over the face of the earth, but still heretics are to be found all over the face of the earth. Some here, others there, but there is no lack of them anywhere.
— Augustine of Hippo, SERMONS 46:18

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Dictionary and topics

Sheep · Flocks of: Fed on the mountains — Flocks of: Fed on the mountains

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 34:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 34:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 34:6

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 34:6

John Gill on Ezekiel 34:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 34:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 34:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 34:6

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 34:6

John Gill on Ezekiel 34:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 34:1-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 34:2-6

Rashi on Ezekiel 34:6