"And {as for} you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and t…" — Ezekiel 34:17

Ezekiel 34:17 · KJV

“And {as for} you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats. {cattle: Heb. small cattle of lambs and kids} {he goats: Heb. great he goats}”

— Ezekiel 34:17

Verse 16

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up {that which was} broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

Verse 18

{Seemeth it} a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?

Ezekiel 34 — Context

I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.

And {as for} you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats. {cattle: Heb. small cattle of lambs and kids} {he goats: Heb. great he goats}

And {as for} my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

Cross References

Matthew 25:32-33

And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth {his} sheep from the goats:

Ezekiel 34:20-22

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, {even} I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.

Zechariah 10:3

Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle. {punished: Heb. visited upon}

Ezekiel 20:37-38

And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: {bond: or, delivering}