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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Verse 8 is found in chapter 34 of Ezekiel. God declares that he will remove the flock from the hands of negligent shepherds. Authority over Israel ultimately belongs to the Lord. Divine intervention responds to the failure of human leaders and prepares the promise of a different kind of rule over the people.
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So wahr ich lebe, spricht der Herr, HERR, weil ihr meine Schafe lasset zum Raub und meine Herde allen wilden Tieren zur Speise werden, weil sie keinen Hirten haben und meine Hirten nach meiner Herde nicht fragen, sondern sind solche Hirten, die sich selbst weiden, aber meine Schafe wollen sie nicht weiden:
Vivo yo, ha dicho el Señor Jehová, que por cuanto mi rebaño fue 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 a sí mismos, y no apacentaron mis ovejas;
Tan cierto como que vivo yo, declara el Señor Jehová, porque mis ovejas se han convertido en botín y mis ovejas se han convertido en alimento para todas las fieras del campo por falta de pastor, porque mis pastores no han buscado a mis ovejas, sino que los pastores se han pastoreado a sí mismos y no han pastoreado a mis ovejas,
Je suis vivant! dit le Seigneur, l'Eternel, parce que mes brebis sont au pillage et qu'elles sont devenues la proie de toutes les bêtes des champs, faute de pasteur, parce que mes pasteurs ne prenaient aucun souci de mes brebis, qu'ils se paissaient eux-mêmes, et ne faisaient point paître mes brebis, -
Com’è vero ch’io vivo, dice il Signore, l’Eterno, poiché le mie pecore sono abbandonate alla rapina; poiché le mie pecore, essendo senza pastore, servon di pasto a tutte le fiere de’ campi, e i miei pastori non cercano le mie pecore; poiché i pastori pascon se stessi e non pascono le mie pecore,
Vivo eu, diz o Senhor DEUS, que, porquanto as minhas ovelhas foram entregues à rapina, e as minhas ovelhas vieram a servir de pasto a todas as feras do campo, por falta de pastor, e os meus pastores não procuraram as minhas ovelhas; e os pastores apascentaram a si mesmos, e não apascentaram as minhas ovelhas;
主耶和華說:我指著我的永生起誓,我的羊因無牧人就成為掠物,也作了一切野獸的食物。我的牧人不尋找我的羊;這些牧人只知餵養自己,並不餵養我的羊。
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