Ezekiel Chapter 34 verse 8 Holy Bible

ASV Ezekiel 34:8

As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely forasmuch as my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my sheep;
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BBE Ezekiel 34:8

By my life, says the Lord, truly, because my sheep have been taken away, and my sheep became food for all the beasts of the field, because there was no keeper, and my keepers did not go in search of the sheep, but the keepers took food for themselves and gave my sheep no food;
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DARBY Ezekiel 34:8

[As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily because my sheep have been a prey, and my sheep have been meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, and my shepherds searched not for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock,
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KJV Ezekiel 34:8

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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WEB Ezekiel 34:8

As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely because my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the animals of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and didn't feed my sheep;
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YLT Ezekiel 34:8

I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, If not, because of My flock being for a prey, Yea, My flock is for food to every beast of the field, Because there is no shepherd, And My shepherds have not sought My flock, And the shepherds do feed themselves, And My flock they have not fed.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew‘As surely as Iאָ֜נִי (’ā·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Ilive,חַי־ (ḥay-)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, lifedeclaresנְאֻ֣ם ׀ (nə·’um)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 5002: An oraclethe Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 136: The LordGOD,יְהוִ֗ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3069: YHWHbecauseיַ֣עַן (ya·‘an)AdverbStrong's 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, causeMy flockצֹאנִ֣י ׀ (ṣō·nî)Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flocklacksמֵאֵ֣ין (mê·’ên)Preposition-m | AdverbStrong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particlea shepherdרֹעֶ֔ה (rō·‘eh)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate withand has becomeהֱיֽוֹת־ (hĕ·yō·wṯ-)Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bepreyלָבַ֡ז (lā·ḇaz)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 957: Spoiling, robbery, spoil, booty[and]צֹאנִ֨י (ṣō·nî)Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfoodלְאָכְלָ֜ה (lə·’āḵ·lāh)Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 402: Food, eatingfor everyלְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everywildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ (haś·śā·ḏeh)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7704: Field, landbeast,חַיַּ֤ת (ḥay·yaṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, lifeand because My shepherdsרֹעַ֖י (rō·‘ay)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singularStrong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate withdid notוְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nosearchדָרְשׁ֥וּ (ḏā·rə·šū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worshipfor My flockצֹאנִ֑י (ṣō·nî)Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flockbut fedוַיִּרְע֤וּ (way·yir·‘ū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate withthemselvesאוֹתָ֔ם (’ō·w·ṯām)Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case[instead],וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative caseJump to PreviousAnimals Beast Beasts Declares Fed Feed Field Flock Food Forasmuch Live Meat Prey Search Sheep Shepherd Shepherds Surely Themselves