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


In Context

2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and tell them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Shouldn't the shepherds feed the sheep?

3 You eat the fat, and you clothe yourself with the wool, you kill the fatlings; but you don't feed the sheep.

4 You haven't strengthened the diseased, neither have you healed that which was sick, neither have you bound up that which was broken, neither have you brought back that which was driven away, neither have you sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor you have ruled over them.

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

6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill: yes, my sheep were scattered on all the surface of the earth; and there was none who searched or sought.

7 Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh:

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 Darby Bible Translation 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 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 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.