Ezekiel 34:6
New International Version
My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.

New Living Translation
They have wandered through all the mountains and all the hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them.

English Standard Version
they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, with none to search or seek for them.

Berean Standard Bible
My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’

King James Bible
My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

New King James Version
My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them.

New American Standard Bible
My flock strayed through all the mountains and on every high hill; My flock was scattered over all the surface of the earth, and there was no one to search or seek for them.”’”

NASB 1995
“My flock wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill; My flock was scattered over all the surface of the earth, and there was no one to search or seek for them."’”

NASB 1977
“My flock wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill, and My flock was scattered over all the surface of the earth; and there was no one to search or seek for them.”’”

Legacy Standard Bible
My flock wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill; My flock was scattered over all the surface of the earth, and there was no one to seek or search for them.”’”

Amplified Bible
My flock wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill; My flock was scattered over all the face of the earth and no one searched or sought them.”’”

Christian Standard Bible
My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and there was no one searching or seeking for them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the whole face of the earth, and there was no one searching or seeking for them.”

American Standard Version
My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my sheep were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and there was none that did search or seek after them.

Contemporary English Version
So my sheep were scattered across the earth. They roamed on hills and mountains, without anyone even bothering to look for them.

English Revised Version
My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my sheep were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and there was none that did search or seek after them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered throughout the whole earth. No one searched or looked for them.

Good News Translation
So my sheep wandered over the high hills and the mountains. They were scattered over the face of the earth, and no one looked for them or tried to find them.

International Standard Version
My sheep have gone wandering on all of the mountains, on all of the hills, and throughout every high place in the whole world, with no one to look for them or go out in search of them.

Majority Standard Bible
My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’

NET Bible
My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over the entire face of the earth with no one looking or searching for them.

New Heart English Bible
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."'

Webster's Bible Translation
My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yes, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek for them.

World English Bible
My sheep wandered through all the mountains and on every high hill. Yes, my sheep were scattered on all the surface of the earth. There was no one who searched or sought.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
My flock goes astray on all the mountains, "" And on every high hill, "" And My flock has been scattered on [the] whole face of the earth, "" And there is none inquiring, and none seeking.

Young's Literal Translation
Go astray do My flock on all the mountains, And on every high hill, And on all the face of the land have My flock been scattered, And there is none inquiring, and none seeking.

Smith's Literal Translation
My sheep will wander upon all the mountains, and upon every high hill: and upon all the face of the earth my flock was scattered, and none searching and none seeking.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
My sheep have wandered in every mountain, and in every high hill: and my flocks mere scattered upon the face of the earth, and there was none that sought them, there was none, I say, that sought them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
My sheep have wandered to every mountain and to every exalted hill. And my flocks have been scattered across the face of the earth. And there was no one who sought them; there was no one, I say, who sought them.

New American Bible
and wandered over all the mountains and high hills; over the entire surface of the earth my sheep were scattered. No one looked after them or searched for them.

New Revised Standard Version
My sheep were scattered, they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill; my sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, with no one to search or seek for them.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
My sheep wandered through all the mountains and upon every high hill; yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and there is no one to search after them nor is there any one to gather them.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And my sheep gone astray in all the mountains and upon every hill that is high, and my sheep were scattered in all the Earth, and there is none who seeks, also none who gathers
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill, yea, upon all the face of the earth were My sheep scattered, and there was none that did search or seek.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And my sheep were scattered on every mountain, and on every high hill: yea, they were scattered on the face of the earth, and there was none to seek them out, nor to bring them back.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
A Prophecy Against Israel's Shepherds
5They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts. 6My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’ 7Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD:…

Cross References
Jeremiah 50:6
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.

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!’ ...

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 53:6
We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.

Psalm 119:176
I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

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. ...

Zechariah 10:2
For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.

1 Peter 2:25
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Matthew 18:12-14
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? / And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. / In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

Isaiah 56:11
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:

Micah 3:11
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”

Zechariah 11:16-17
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!”

Acts 20:28-29
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.

Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,


Treasury of Scripture

My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill: yes, my flock was scattered on all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

wandered

Ezekiel 7:16
But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.

Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.

Jeremiah 40:11,12
Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan; …

my flock

John 10:16
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

and none

Psalm 142:4
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.

Jeremiah 5:1
Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

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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














My flock
The phrase "My flock" emphasizes the personal ownership and deep care that God has for His people. In Hebrew, the word for "flock" is "צֹאן" (tso'n), which is often used metaphorically in the Old Testament to describe the people of Israel. This imagery of a shepherd and his flock is prevalent throughout Scripture, highlighting God's role as a protector and provider. Historically, shepherding was a common occupation in ancient Israel, and the relationship between a shepherd and his sheep was one of guidance, provision, and protection. This phrase underscores God's intimate relationship with His people, portraying them as cherished and valued.

went astray
The term "went astray" is derived from the Hebrew word "תָּעָה" (ta'ah), meaning to wander or err. This conveys the idea of deviation from the intended path, symbolizing Israel's spiritual and moral departure from God's commandments. In the historical context, this reflects the period of Israel's disobedience and idolatry, leading to their exile. Theologically, it serves as a reminder of humanity's tendency to stray from God's will, necessitating divine intervention and guidance.

on all the mountains
"On all the mountains" suggests a widespread dispersion and a search for sustenance or safety. Mountains in biblical times were often seen as places of refuge but also of pagan worship. This phrase indicates that the flock, in their lost state, sought refuge and meaning in places that could not provide true security or spiritual nourishment. It reflects the historical reality of Israel's alliances and idolatries with surrounding nations, which ultimately led them further from God.

and on every high hill
Similar to mountains, "every high hill" in ancient Israel was often associated with altars and places of idol worship. The phrase highlights the extent of Israel's spiritual adultery, as they sought after false gods and practices. In a broader sense, it represents the human inclination to seek fulfillment in worldly or false spiritual pursuits rather than in God.

My flock was scattered
The repetition of "My flock" emphasizes God's continued claim over His people despite their disobedience. "Was scattered" indicates a passive state, suggesting that the flock did not intentionally disperse but were driven away by circumstances or neglect. Historically, this scattering can be seen in the context of the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites were forcibly removed from their land. Spiritually, it speaks to the consequences of sin and the resulting separation from God.

over the whole face of the earth
This phrase underscores the totality and severity of the dispersion. "The whole face of the earth" suggests a complete and utter scattering, leaving no part of the flock untouched. It reflects the historical reality of the Jewish diaspora, as well as the spiritual desolation experienced by those separated from God. This serves as a powerful reminder of the far-reaching consequences of turning away from divine guidance.

with no one to search for them or seek them out
The absence of a shepherd to "search for them or seek them out" highlights the failure of Israel's leaders to care for and guide the people. In the Hebrew context, the words "search" and "seek" imply an active and intentional effort to restore the lost. This neglect by the shepherds (leaders) of Israel is a central theme in Ezekiel 34, where God condemns the leaders for their self-interest and lack of concern for the people. This phrase also foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, who actively seeks and saves the lost, fulfilling God's promise to care for His scattered flock.

(6) My sheep wandered.--In the pronouns, my sheep and my flock, God again claims the people for His own. Without proper guides, they have indeed strayed far away from Him, and there has been none to inquire after or seek them out in their lost condition. The two words search and seek refer, the former to asking or inquiring, the latter to searching after.

In such a state of things, plainly the first act of mercy to the flock must be the removal of the unfaithful shepherds. This is promised (Ezekiel 34:7-10), but, after Ezekiel's manner, with reiterated declaration of the unfaithfulness of the shepherds.



Parallel Commentaries ...


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

went astray
יִשְׁגּ֤וּ (yiš·gū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7686: To stray, to mistake, to transgress, to reel, be enraptured

on all
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the mountains
הֶ֣הָרִ֔ים (he·hā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

and
וְעַ֖ל (wə·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

every
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

high
רָמָ֑ה (rā·māh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise

hill.
גִּבְעָ֣ה (giḇ·‘āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1389: A hillock

They were scattered
נָפֹ֣צוּ (nā·p̄ō·ṣū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6327: To be dispersed or scattered

over the face
פְּנֵ֤י (pə·nê)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

of all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the earth,
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

with no one
וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

to search
דּוֹרֵ֖שׁ (dō·w·rêš)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship

or seek for them.’
מְבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ (mə·ḇaq·qêš)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after


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