Ezekiel 34:15 “I will tend My flock and make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD.”

Ezekiel 34:15

I will tend My flock and make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.

World English Bible

I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down,” says the Lord GOD.

American Standard Version

I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

I will feede my sheepe, and bring them to their rest, sayth the Lord God.

Darby Translation

I will myself feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

I feed My flock, and cause them to lie down, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

I myself will give food to my flock, and I will give them rest, says the Lord.

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Cross references

“I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.”

Jeremiah 3:15 John 21:15 Zephaniah 3:13 Isaiah 27:10 Hosea 2:18 Psalm 23:2

Jeremiah 3:15 · BSB

Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.”

John 21:15 · BSB

When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”

Zephaniah 3:13 · BSB

The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”

Isaiah 27:10 · BSB

For the fortified city lies deserted— a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.

Hosea 2:18 · BSB

On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and battle in the land, and will make them li…

Psalm 23:2 · BSB

He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.

Also

Psalm 23:1–2 Ezekiel 34:23

Psalm 23:1–2 · BSB

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Ezekiel 34:23 · BSB

I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

16I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’

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