Ezekiel 34:17

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.”

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BSBPD

“This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, the rams and the he-goats.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And you, My flock, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am judging between sheep and sheep, Between rams and he-goats.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 34:17 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 20:36Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD.
  2. Ezekiel 20:37I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
  3. Ezekiel 34:20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
  4. Zechariah 10:3“My anger burns against the shepherds,and I will punish the leaders.For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock,the house of Judah;He will make themlike His royal steed in battle.
  5. Matthew 25:32All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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