Ezekiel 34:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 34:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֹבֶ֤דֶת
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
אֲבַקֵּשׁ֙
bâqash
H1245
to seek
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַנִּדַּ֣חַת
nâdach
H5080
to thrust
אָשִׁ֔יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
וְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֣רֶת
shâbar
H7665
to break
אֶחֱבֹ֔שׁ
châbash
H2280
to bind
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַחוֹלָ֖ה
châlâh
H2470
to be sick
אֲחַזֵּ֑ק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַשְּׁמֵנָ֧ה
shâmên
H8082
fat
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַחֲזָקָ֛ה
châzâq
H2389
strong
אַשְׁמִ֖יד
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
אֶרְעֶ֥נָּה
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
בְמִשְׁפָּֽט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
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World English Bible Public Domain
I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in justice.
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King James Version Public Domain
I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I will seek the lost and restore the outcast. I will bind up the broken sheep and heal the sick sheep but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd with justice.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).