Ezekiel 34:19
New International Version
Must my flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?

New Living Translation
Why must my flock eat what you have trampled down and drink water you have fouled?

English Standard Version
And must my sheep eat what you have trodden with your feet, and drink what you have muddied with your feet?

Berean Standard Bible
Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?’

King James Bible
And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

New King James Version
And as for My flock, they eat what you have trampled with your feet, and they drink what you have fouled with your feet.”

New American Standard Bible
But as for My flock, they must eat what you trample with your feet, and drink what you muddy with your feet!’”

NASB 1995
‘As for My flock, they must eat what you tread down with your feet and drink what you foul with your feet!’”

NASB 1977
‘And as for My flock, they must eat what you tread down with your feet, and they must drink what you foul with your feet!’”

Legacy Standard Bible
As for My flock, they must be shepherded on what you tread down with your feet and drink what you foul with your feet!’”

Amplified Bible
As for My flock (the righteous), they must feed on what you trample with your feet and drink what you muddy with your feet!’”

Christian Standard Bible
Yet my flock has to feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet My flock has to feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied.”

American Standard Version
And as for my sheep, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

Contemporary English Version
That means my other sheep have nothing fit to eat or drink.

English Revised Version
And as for my sheep, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Must my sheep eat what your feet have trampled and drink what your feet have muddied?

Good News Translation
My other sheep have to eat the grass you trample down and drink the water you muddy.

International Standard Version
My flock is grazing on what you've been treading down with your feet and they're drinking what you've been making muddy with your feet!'

Majority Standard Bible
Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?’

NET Bible
As for my sheep, they must eat what you trampled with your feet, and drink what you have muddied with your feet!

New Heart English Bible
As for my sheep, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet."

Webster's Bible Translation
And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

World English Bible
As for my sheep, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet.’
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And My flock consumes the trodden thing of your feet, "" And drinks the trampled thing of your feet?

Young's Literal Translation
And My flock the trodden thing of your feet consumeth, And the trampled thing of your feet drinketh?

Smith's Literal Translation
And my sheep will feed of the trodden down of your feet; and they will drink of the treading of your feet.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And my sheep were fed with that which you had trodden with your feet: and they drank what your feet had troubled.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And my sheep were pastured from what you had trampled with your feet, and they drank from what your feet had disturbed.

New American Bible
Thus my flock had to graze on what your hooves had trampled and drink what your hooves had polluted.

New Revised Standard Version
And must my sheep eat what you have trodden with your feet, and drink what you have fouled with your feet?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And as for my flock, they feed on that which you have trodden; and they drink that which you have fouled.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And my sheep graze the treading of your feet and drink the waters that your feet stirred up
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And as for My sheep, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
So my sheep fed on that which ye had trampled with your feet; and they drank the water that had been disturbed by your feet.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Good Shepherd
18Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? 19Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?’ 20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 23:1-4
“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD. / Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD. / Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply. ...

Matthew 23:13-15
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

John 10:11-16
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. / The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep. ...

Isaiah 56:9-12
Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest. / Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. / Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: ...

Zechariah 11:15-17
And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd. / For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves. / Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”

Matthew 9:36
When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Luke 15:4-7
“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? / And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders, / comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’ ...

Jeremiah 50:6-7
My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place. / All who found them devoured them, and their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the LORD, their true pasture, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’

1 Peter 5:2-4
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; / not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. / And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

Matthew 18:6-7
But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. / Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

Micah 3:1-3
Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? / You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. / You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.”

Acts 20:28-30
Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood. / I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.

Zephaniah 3:3-4
Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. / Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.

Matthew 25:41-46
Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. / For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, / I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’ ...

Jeremiah 10:21
For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.


Treasury of Scripture

And as for my flock, they eat that which you have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which you have fouled with your feet.

no reference listed for this verse

Jump to Previous
Consumeth Dirty Drink Drinketh Eat Feed Feet Flock Food Foul Fouled Grass Muddied Sheep Stamped Trampled Tread Trodden Water
Jump to Next
Consumeth Dirty Drink Drinketh Eat Feed Feet Flock Food Foul Fouled Grass Muddied Sheep Stamped Trampled Tread Trodden Water
Ezekiel 34
1. A reproof of the shepherds
7. God's judgment against them
11. His providence over his flock
20. The kingdom of Christ














Why must My flock
The phrase "My flock" emphasizes God's ownership and care for His people, Israel. In the Hebrew text, the word for "flock" is "צֹאנִי" (tzoni), which signifies a group under the care of a shepherd. This imagery is deeply rooted in the pastoral culture of ancient Israel, where shepherds were responsible for the well-being of their sheep. The use of "My" underscores God's personal relationship and covenant with His people, highlighting His role as the ultimate Shepherd who is concerned about their spiritual nourishment and protection.

feed on what your feet have trampled
The act of feeding on what has been trampled suggests a degradation of the quality of spiritual sustenance provided to the people. In the historical context, this reflects the failure of Israel's leaders, who were supposed to guide and nurture the people but instead have corrupted and defiled the spiritual "food" through their actions. The Hebrew root "רָמַס" (ramas) means to trample or tread down, indicating a careless or destructive handling of what should have been preserved and cherished. This imagery calls for reflection on the responsibility of leaders to provide pure and untainted teaching and guidance.

and drink what your feet have muddied?
The image of drinking muddied water further illustrates the contamination and impurity introduced by the leaders. Water, often symbolizing life and purity in Scripture, here becomes a metaphor for the corrupted teachings and practices that the people are forced to accept. The Hebrew word "עָכַר" (akar) means to trouble or muddy, suggesting a deliberate or negligent act that results in spiritual confusion and impurity. This phrase serves as a powerful indictment of the leaders' failure to maintain the holiness and clarity of God's word and commandments, urging a return to the pure and living water that only God can provide.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Why must My flock
וְצֹאנִ֑י (wə·ṣō·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock

feed on
תִּרְעֶ֔ינָה (tir·‘e·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

what your feet
רַגְלֵיכֶם֙ (raḡ·lê·ḵem)
Noun - fdc | second person masculine plural
Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

have trampled,
מִרְמַ֤ס (mir·mas)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4823: Trampling place, trampling

and drink
תִּשְׁתֶּֽינָה׃ (tiš·te·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 8354: To imbibe

what your feet
רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם (raḡ·lê·ḵem)
Noun - fdc | second person masculine plural
Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

have muddied?’
וּמִרְפַּ֥שׂ (ū·mir·paś)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4833: (water) befouled


Links
Ezekiel 34:19 NIV
Ezekiel 34:19 NLT
Ezekiel 34:19 ESV
Ezekiel 34:19 NASB
Ezekiel 34:19 KJV

Ezekiel 34:19 BibleApps.com
Ezekiel 34:19 Biblia Paralela
Ezekiel 34:19 Chinese Bible
Ezekiel 34:19 French Bible
Ezekiel 34:19 Catholic Bible

OT Prophets: Ezekiel 34:19 As for my sheep they eat that (Ezek. Eze Ezk)
Ezekiel 34:18
Top of Page
Top of Page