"For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, {even} I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out." — Ezekiel 34:11

Ezekiel 34:11 · KJV

“For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, {even} I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.”

— Ezekiel 34:11

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I {am} against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

Verse 12

As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep {that are} scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. {As...: Heb. According to the seeking}

Ezekiel 34 — Context

Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, {even} I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

Cross References

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} one shepherd.

Luke 19:10

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Isaiah 40:10-11

Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong {hand}, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward {is} with him, and his work before him. {with strong...: or, against the strong} {his work: or, recompence for his work}

Jeremiah 23:3

And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.

Jeremiah 31:8

Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, {and} with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.

Psalms 80:1

[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph.] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest {between} the cherubims, shine forth. {of: or, for}

Isaiah 56:8

The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather {others} to him, beside those that are gathered unto him. {beside...: Heb. to his gathered}

Isaiah 45:12

I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, {even} my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.