16 (A)I will seek the lost, (B)and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and (C)the fat and the strong I will destroy.[a] I will feed them in justice.

17 “As for you, my flock, thus says the Lord God: (D)Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and (E)male goats. 18 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture; and to drink of (F)clear water, that you must muddy the rest of the water with your feet?

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 34:16 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate I will watch over

16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up(A) the injured and strengthen the weak,(B) but the sleek and the strong I will destroy.(C) I will shepherd the flock with justice.(D)

17 “‘As for you, my flock, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will judge between one sheep and another, and between rams and goats.(E) 18 Is it not enough(F) for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of your pasture with your feet?(G) Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?

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