The Meaning of Ezekiel 34:14 Explained

Ezekiel 34:14

KJV: I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

YLT: With good pasture I do feed them, And on mountains of the high place of Israel is their habitation, There do they lie down in a good habitation, And fat pastures they enjoy on mountains of Israel.

Darby: I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold, and in a fat pasture they shall feed upon the mountains of Israel.

ASV: I will feed them with good pasture; and upon the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold; and on fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ezekiel 34:14?

MEANING: What does Ezekiel 34:14 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ezekiel 34:14 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ezekiel 34:14?

What is the context of Ezekiel 34:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and [in] a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

What does Ezekiel 34:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezekiel 34:1-16 - Selfish Shepherds

The shepherds of this chapter were not the religious leaders of the people, but rulers who sought in their government not the good of the people but their own selfish ends. But the statements made by the prophet may be rightly applied to rapacious priests who care more for the fleece than for the flock. Pastors are required to lead the flock of God not for filthy lucre but as examples for the sheep, 1 Peter 5:2-3. It is their duty, also, to strengthen the spiritually diseased, heal the sick, bind up the broken in heart, and seek the lost.

Notice the tender manner in which the Lord Jesus Himself supplies the deficiencies of His unfaithful servants. In beautiful contrast to their selfish cruelty and rapacity, He sets Himself in cloudy and dark days to gather and tend His people, though they had been as scattered sheep, each taking his own way. When the ministers of His Church fail in their duty, the Lord hastens to supply their lack. Without doubt these gracious promises refer primarily to the Lord's Second Advent, when He will seek out and deliver His Chosen People, and bring them to their own land. But surely we must not limit the reference thus. We are His sheep, by purchase and by choice. He knows us, as we know Him. He has sought and saved us. He feds us and causes us to lie down beside the waters of rest. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 34

¹ A reproof of the shepherds
⁷ God's judgment against them
¹¹ His providence over his flock
²⁰ The kingdom of Christ

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 34:14 mean?

In pasture good I will feed them and on the mountains of high Israel shall be their fold there they shall lie down in a fold good and in pasture rich feed on the mountains of Israel

בְּמִרְעֶה־ טּוֹב֙ אֶרְעֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם וּבְהָרֵ֥י מְרֽוֹם־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יִהְיֶ֣ה נְוֵהֶ֑ם שָׁ֤ם תִּרְבַּ֙צְנָה֙ בְּנָ֣וֶה טּ֔וֹב וּמִרְעֶ֥ה שָׁמֵ֛ן תִּרְעֶ֖ינָה אֶל־ הָרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

בְּמִרְעֶה־	In pasture
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִרְעֶה Sense: pasture, pasturage.
טּוֹב֙	good
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
אֶרְעֶ֣ה	I will feed
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: רָעָה Sense: to pasture, tend, graze, feed.
וּבְהָרֵ֥י	and on the mountains
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: הַר Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
מְרֽוֹם־	of high
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מָרֹום Sense: height.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
יִהְיֶ֣ה	shall be
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
נְוֵהֶ֑ם	their fold
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: נָוֶה Sense: abode, habitation, abode of shepherds or flocks, pasture.
תִּרְבַּ֙צְנָה֙	they shall lie down
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural Root: רָבַץ Sense: to stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out.
בְּנָ֣וֶה	in a fold
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: נָוֶה Sense: abode, habitation, abode of shepherds or flocks, pasture.
טּ֔וֹב	good
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
וּמִרְעֶ֥ה	and in pasture
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִרְעֶה Sense: pasture, pasturage.
שָׁמֵ֛ן	rich
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: שָׁמֵן Sense: fat, rich, robust.
תִּרְעֶ֖ינָה	feed
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural Root: רָעָה Sense: to pasture, tend, graze, feed.
הָרֵ֥י	the mountains
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: הַר Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.

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