Passage

Ezekiel 34.23-24

Book: Ezekiel · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"21. Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; 22. therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep."

"23. And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24. And I, Jehovah, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them; I, Jehovah, have spoken it."

"25. And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26. And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing." (Ezekiel 34:21-26, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"21. Because you thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, until you have scattered them abroad; 22. therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep."

"23. I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24. I, Yahweh, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them; I, Yahweh, have spoken it."

"25. I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil animals to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26. I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing." (Ezekiel 34:21-26, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"21. Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; 22. Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle."

"23. And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24. And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it."

"25. And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26. And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing." (Ezekiel 34:21-26, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"21. Because with side and with shoulder ye thrust away, And with your horns push all the diseased, Till ye have scattered them to the out-place, 22. And I have given safety to My flock, And they are not any more for prey, And I have judged between sheep and sheep."

"23. And have raised up over them one shepherd, And he hath fed them, my servant David, He doth feed them, and he is their shepherd, 24. And I, Jehovah, I am their God, And My servant David prince in their midst, I, Jehovah, have spoken."

"25. And I have made for them a covenant of peace, And caused evil beasts to cease out of the land, And they have dwelt in a wilderness confidently, And they have slept in forests. 26. And I have given them, and the suburbs of my hill, a blessing, And caused the shower to come down in its season, Showers of blessing they are." (Ezekiel 34:21-26, YLT)

Setting

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Time period: TBD

Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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