Ezekiel 34:8
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As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead,
In other translations
As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead,
Hebrew words
חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416אָנִי'aniof meH589נְאֻם׀ne'um[the] utterance ofH5002אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136יְהוִהyahwehYahwehH3069אִם־'im-ifH518לֹאlo'notH3808יַעַןya'anbecauseH3282הֱיוֹת־heyot-has becomeH1961צֹאנִי׀tzoniflock myH6629לָבַזlavaz<into> preyH957וַתִּהְיֶינָהvatihyeinahand they have becomeH1961צֹאנִיtzoniflock myH6629לְאָכְלָהle'okhlah<into> foodH402לְכָל־lekholfor everyH3605חַיַּתchaiyat<the> animal ofH2416הַשָּׂדֶהhasadehthe fieldH7704מֵאֵיןme'einfrom notH369רֹעֶהro'ehshepherdH7462וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808דָרְשׁוּdareshuthey have searched forH1875רֹעַיro'aishepherds myH7462אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853צֹאנִיtzoniflock myH6629וַיִּרְעוּvaiyir'uand they have shepherdedH7462הָרֹעִיםharo'imthe shepherdsH7462אוֹתָם'otam<obj.> themselvesH853וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853צֹאנִיtzoniflock myH6629לֹאlo'notH3808רָעוּ׃ סra'uthey have shepherdedH7462
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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