Ezekiel 34:4
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The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.
In other translations
The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.
Hebrew words
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַנַּחְלוֹתhanachlotthe weak [ones]H2470לֹאlo'notH3808חִזַּקְתֶּםchizaktemyou have strengthenedH2388וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַחוֹלָהhacholahthe sick [one]H2470לֹא־lo'-notH3808רִפֵּאתֶםripetemyou have healedH7495וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּרֶתvelanishberetand <to> the broken [one]H7665לֹאlo'notH3808חֲבַשְׁתֶּםchavashtemyou have bound upH2280וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַנִּדַּחַתhanidachatthe strayed [one]H5080לֹאlo'notH3808הֲשֵׁבֹתֶםhashevotemyou have brought backH7725וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הָאֹבֶדֶתha'ovedetthe lost [one]H6לֹאlo'notH3808בִקַּשְׁתֶּםvikashtemyou have soughtH1245וּבְחָזְקָהuvechazekahand with forceH2394רְדִיתֶםreditemyou have ruledH7287אֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853וּבְפָרֶךְ׃uvefarekhand with harshnessH6531
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Related verses
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