5And they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.


In Context

2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy; and say unto them, unto the shepherds, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the shepherds of Israel that feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock?

3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool; ye kill them that are fattened: but ye feed not the flock.

4 The weak have ye not strengthened, nor have ye healed the sick, and ye have not bound up what was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought for that which was lost; but with harshness and with rigour have ye ruled over them.

5 And they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill, and my sheep have been scattered upon all the face of the earth, and there was none that searched, or that sought for them.

7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of Jehovah:

Ezekiel 34:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

34:5And they were scattered, because [there is] no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

34:5So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

34:5And my sheep were scattered, because there was no shepherd: and they became the prey of all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

34:5And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

34:5And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:5And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became food to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:5They were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the animals of the field, and were scattered.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

34:5And they are scattered from want of a shepherd, And are for food to every beast of the field, Yea, they are scattered.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

34:5And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.