Ezekiel 34:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 34:8 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 →
חַי
chay
H2416
living
אָ֜נִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
נְאֻ֣ם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
אֲדֹנָ֣י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִ֗ה
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַ֣עַן
yaʻan
H3282
because
הֱיֽוֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
צֹאנִ֣י
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
לָבַ֡ז
baz
H957
spoil
וַתִּֽהְיֶינָה֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
צֹאנִ֨י
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
לְאָכְלָ֜ה
ʼoklâh
H402
food
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
חַיַּ֤ת
chay
H2416
living
הַשָּׂדֶה֙
sâdeh
H7704
field
מֵאֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
רֹעֶ֔ה
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
דָרְשׁ֥וּ
dârash
H1875
to seek
רֹעַ֖י
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
צֹאנִ֑י
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וַיִּרְע֤וּ
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
הָֽרֹעִים֙
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
אוֹתָ֔ם
ʼêth
H853
-
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
צֹאנִ֖י
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
רָעֽוּ
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
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World English Bible Public Domain
As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely because my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the animals of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and didn't feed my sheep;
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King James Version Public Domain
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;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
As I live—this is the Lord Yahweh’s declaration—because my flock has become plunder and food for all the beasts in the fields, because there was no shepherd and none of my shepherds sought my flock, but the shepherds guarded themselves and did not shepherd my flock.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).