Ezekiel 34
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בֶּן־O son ofאָדָ֕םhumankindהִנָּבֵ֖אprophesyעַל־onרוֹעֵ֣יthe shepherds ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelהִנָּבֵ֣אprophesyוְאָמַרְתָּ֩and you will sayאֲלֵיהֶ֨םto themלָרֹעִ֜יםto the shepherdsכֹּ֥הthusאָמַ֣ר׀he saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֗הYahwehה֤וֹיwoe to!רֹעֵֽי־the shepherds ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoהָיוּ֙they have beenרֹעִ֣יםshepherdingאוֹתָ֔םobj. themselvesהֲל֣וֹא¿ notהַצֹּ֔אןthe flockיִרְע֖וּwill they shepherdהָרֹעִֽים׃the shepherds
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אֶֽת־obj.הַנַּחְלוֹת֩the weak onesלֹ֨אnotחִזַּקְתֶּ֜םyou have strengthenedוְאֶת־and obj.הַחוֹלָ֣הthe sick oneלֹֽא־notרִפֵּאתֶ֗םyou have healedוְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֙רֶת֙and to the broken oneלֹ֣אnotחֲבַשְׁתֶּ֔םyou have bound upוְאֶת־and obj.הַנִּדַּ֙חַת֙the strayed oneלֹ֣אnotהֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֔םyou have brought backוְאֶת־and obj.הָאֹבֶ֖דֶתthe lost oneלֹ֣אnotבִקַּשְׁתֶּ֑םyou have soughtוּבְחָזְקָ֛הand with forceרְדִיתֶ֥םyou have ruledאֹתָ֖םobj. themוּבְפָֽרֶךְ׃and with harshness
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יִשְׁגּ֤וּthey wanderצֹאנִי֙flock myבְּכָל־on allהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםthe mountainsוְעַ֖לand onכָּל־everyגִּבְעָ֣הhillרָמָ֑הhighוְעַ֨לand overכָּל־allפְּנֵ֤יthe surface ofהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the earthנָפֹ֣צוּthey have been scatteredצֹאנִ֔יflock myוְאֵ֥יןand there notדּוֹרֵ֖שׁis one who searchesוְאֵ֥יןand there notמְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃is one who seeks
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חַי־by the lifeאָ֜נִיof meנְאֻ֣ם׀the utterance ofאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֗הYahwehאִם־ifלֹ֣אnotיַ֣עַןbecauseהֱיֽוֹת־has becomeצֹאנִ֣י׀flock myלָבַ֡זinto preyוַתִּֽהְיֶינָה֩and they have becomeצֹאנִ֨יflock myלְאָכְלָ֜הinto foodלְכָל־for everyחַיַּ֤תthe animal ofהַשָּׂדֶה֙the fieldמֵאֵ֣יןfrom notרֹעֶ֔הshepherdוְלֹֽא־and notדָרְשׁ֥וּthey have searched forרֹעַ֖יshepherds myאֶת־obj.צֹאנִ֑יflock myוַיִּרְע֤וּand they have shepherdedהָֽרֹעִים֙the shepherdsאוֹתָ֔םobj. themselvesוְאֶת־and obj.צֹאנִ֖יflock myלֹ֥אnotרָעֽוּ׃ סthey have shepherded
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כֹּה־thusאָמַ֞רhe saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֗הYahwehהִנְנִ֨יhere Iאֶֽל־am againstהָרֹעִ֜יםthe shepherdsוְֽדָרַשְׁתִּ֧יand I will seekאֶת־obj.צֹאנִ֣יflock myמִיָּדָ֗םfrom hand theirוְהִשְׁבַּתִּים֙and I will cause to cease themמֵרְע֣וֹתfrom shepherdingצֹ֔אןa flockוְלֹא־and notיִרְע֥וּthey will shepherdע֛וֹדagainהָרֹעִ֖יםthe shepherdsאוֹתָ֑םobj. themselvesוְהִצַּלְתִּ֤יand I will deliverצֹאנִי֙flock myמִפִּיהֶ֔םfrom mouth theirוְלֹֽא־and notתִהְיֶ֥יןָthey will becomeלָהֶ֖םfor themלְאָכְלָֽה׃ סinto food
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כְּבַקָּרַת֩like the seeking ofרֹעֶ֨הa shepherdעֶדְר֜וֹflock hisבְּיוֹם־on the dayהֱיוֹת֤וֹis heבְתוֹךְ־in amongצֹאנוֹ֙flock hisנִפְרָשׁ֔וֹתseparatedכֵּ֖ןsoאֲבַקֵּ֣רI will seekאֶת־obj.צֹאנִ֑יflock myוְהִצַּלְתִּ֣יand I will deliverאֶתְהֶ֗םobj. themמִכָּל־from allהַמְּקוֹמֹת֙the placesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereנָפֹ֣צוּthey were scatteredשָׁ֔םthereבְּי֥וֹםon a day ofעָנָ֖ןcloudוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃and thick darkness
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וְהוֹצֵאתִ֣יםand I will bring out themמִן־fromהָעַמִּ֗יםthe peoplesוְקִבַּצְתִּים֙and I will gather themמִן־fromהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתthe landsוַהֲבִיאֹתִ֖יםand I will bring themאֶל־toאַדְמָתָ֑םown land theirוּרְעִיתִים֙and I will shepherd themאֶל־toהָרֵ֣יthe mountains ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelבָּאֲפִיקִ֕יםin the ravinesוּבְכֹ֖לand in allמוֹשְׁבֵ֥יthe habitable places ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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בְּמִרְעֶה־in pastureטּוֹב֙goodאֶרְעֶ֣הI will shepherdאֹתָ֔םobj. themוּבְהָרֵ֥יand on the mountains ofמְרֽוֹם־the height ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelיִהְיֶ֣הit will beנְוֵהֶ֑םpastureland theirשָׁ֤םthereתִּרְבַּ֙צְנָה֙they will lie downבְּנָ֣וֶהin pasturelandטּ֔וֹבgoodוּמִרְעֶ֥הand pastureשָׁמֵ֛ןrichתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהthey will grazeאֶל־toהָרֵ֥יthe mountains ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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אֶת־obj.הָאֹבֶ֤דֶתthe lost oneאֲבַקֵּשׁ֙I will seekוְאֶת־and obj.הַנִּדַּ֣חַתthe strayed oneאָשִׁ֔יבI will bring backוְלַנִּשְׁבֶּ֣רֶתand to the broken oneאֶחֱבֹ֔שׁI will bind upוְאֶת־and obj.הַחוֹלָ֖הthe sick oneאֲחַזֵּ֑קI will make strongוְאֶת־and obj.הַשְּׁמֵנָ֧הthe fat oneוְאֶת־and obj.הַחֲזָקָ֛הthe strong oneאַשְׁמִ֖ידI will destroyאֶרְעֶ֥נָּהI will shepherd itבְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃with justice
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הַמְעַ֣ט¿ too littleמִכֶּ֗םfor youהַמִּרְעֶ֤הis the pastureהַטּוֹב֙the goodתִּרְע֔וּwhich you are grazingוְיֶ֙תֶר֙and the rest ofמִרְעֵיכֶ֔םpasture yourתִּרְמְס֖וּyou are tramplingבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םwith feet yourוּמִשְׁקַע־and clearness ofמַ֣יִםwatersתִּשְׁתּ֔וּwhich you are drinkingוְאֵת֙and obj.הַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔יםthose which are leftבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םwith feet yourתִּרְפֹּשֽׂוּן׃you are fouling !
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וְנָתַן֩and it will giveעֵ֨ץthe trees ofהַשָּׂדֶ֜הthe fieldאֶת־obj.פִּרְי֗וֹfruit itsוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙and the landתִּתֵּ֣ןit will giveיְבוּלָ֔הּproduce itsוְהָי֥וּand they will beעַל־onאַדְמָתָ֖םown land theirלָבֶ֑טַחto securityוְֽיָדְע֞וּand they will knowכִּי־thatאֲנִ֣יIיְהוָ֗הam Yahwehבְּשִׁבְרִי֙when break Iאֶת־obj.מֹט֣וֹתthe bars ofעֻלָּ֔םyoke theirוְהִ֨צַּלְתִּ֔יםand I will deliver themמִיַּ֖דfrom the hand ofהָעֹבְדִ֥יםthose who laboredבָּהֶֽם׃by them
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