11 translations · Hebrew
Ezekiel 34:23
I will set up one shepherd over them, and he will feed them, even my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be their shepherd.
Ezekiel 34:23 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- I will set up one shepherd over them, and he will feed them, even my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be their shepherd.
- KJV King James Version
- And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And have raised up one shepherd over them, || And he has fed them—My servant David, || He feeds them, and he is their shepherd,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I will put one shepherd in charge of them, my servant David, and he will take care of them. He will take care of them and be their shepherd.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And have raised up over them one shepherd, And he hath fed them — my servant David, He doth feed them, and he is their shepherd,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David: he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- I will set up one shepherd over them, and he will feed them, even my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be their shepherd.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- AND I WILL SET UP ONE SHEPHERD OVER THEM, and he shall feed them, even my servant David: he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י | wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî | I will appoint | H6965 קָמָי (Leb)-kamai |
| עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | over them | H5921 עַל upon |
| רֹעֶ֤ה | rō·‘eh | shepherd | H7462 |
| אֶחָד֙ | ’e·ḥāḏ | one | H259 אֶחָד one |
| וְרָעָ֣ה | wə·rā·‘āh | and he will feed | H7462 |
| אֶתְהֶ֔ן | ’eṯ·hen | them | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| אֵ֖ת | ’êṯ | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| עַבְדִּ֣י | ‘aḇ·dî | My servant | H5650 עֶ֫בֶד servant/slave |
| דָוִ֑יד | ḏā·wîḏ | David | H1732 דָּוִד David |
| ה֚וּא | hū | He | H1931 הוּא he/she/it |
| יִרְעֶ֣ה | yir·‘eh | will feed | H7462 |
| אֹתָ֔ם | ’ō·ṯām | them | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| וְהֽוּא־ | wə·hū- | and | H1931 הוּא he/she/it |
| יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | be | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| לָהֶ֖ן | lā·hen | their | H9005 ל to/for |
| לְרֹעֶֽה׃ | lə·rō·‘eh | shepherd | H7462 |
Related verses
- Ezekiel 37:24–25
“‘“My servant David will be king over them. They all will have one shepherd. They will also walk in my ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them. They will dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, in which your fathers lived. They will dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children’s children, forever. David my servant will be their prince for ever.
- Jeremiah 30:9
but they will serve Yahweh their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up to them.
- Isaiah 40:11
He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.
- Hosea 3:5
Afterward the children of Israel shall return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to Yahweh and to his blessings in the last days.
- John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
- Ecclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
- Isaiah 55:3–4
Turn your ear, and come to me. Hear, and your soul will live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.
- Jeremiah 23:4–6
I will set up shepherds over them, who will feed them. They will no longer be afraid or dismayed, neither will any be lacking,” says Yahweh. “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: Yahweh our righteousness.
- 1 Peter 5:4
When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.
- Revelation 22:16
I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
21 Because you thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, until you have scattered them abroad;
22 therefore will I save my flock, and they will no more be a prey. I will judge between sheep and sheep.
23 I will set up one shepherd over them, and he will feed them, even my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be their shepherd.
24 I, Yahweh, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them. I, Yahweh, have spoken it.
25 “‘I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil animals to cease out of the land. They will dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
Read all of Ezekiel 34 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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