Ezekiel 34:8
“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;”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ezekiel 34:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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;
American Standard Version (ASV)English
As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely forasmuch as my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my sheep;
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
So wahr ich lebe, spricht der Herr, Jehova: Weil meine Schafe zur Beute und meine Schafe allen Tieren des Feldes zur Speise geworden sind, weil kein Hirte da ist, und meine Hirten nicht nach meinen Schafen fragen, und die Hirten sich selbst weiden, aber nicht meine Schafe weiden:
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Vivo yo, ha dicho el Señor Jehová, que por cuanto mi rebaño fué para ser robado, y mis ovejas fueron para ser comidas de toda bestia del campo, sin pastor; ni mis pastores buscaron mis ovejas, sino que los pastores se apacentaron á sí mismos, y no apacentaron mis ovejas;
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Vivo eu, diz o Senhor DEUS, que dado que minhas ovelhas foram entregues ao saque, e minhas ovelhas serviram de alimento para toda fera do campo, por não haver pastor; e meus pastores não procuram minhas ovelhas, ao invés disso apascentaram a si mesmos, e não apascentam minhas ovelhas,
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Tão certo como Eu vivo — declara Yahweh Deus — já que o Meu povo se tornou presa e alimento para todas as feras nos campos, porque não havia um pastor e nenhum dos Meus pastores procuraram o Meu rebanho, mas cuidam de si mesmos, guardam a si mesmos e não pastorearam o Meu rebanho.
📖 Ezekiel 34:8 in Context
6My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
7Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;
8As 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;
9Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;
10Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
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