Ezekiel 34:8 meaning and explanation
‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead,
Ezekiel 34:8, Berean Standard Bible
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In Ezekiel 34 God speaks through the prophet during the Babylonian exile, indicting Israel's leaders, called shepherds, for neglect. The oath "as surely as I live" is God's own pledge, giving the coming judgment absolute certainty.
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