Ezekiel 34:11

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“For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.”

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BSBPD

“For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I myself, even I, will search for my sheep, and will seek them out.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I--even I, have required My flock, And I have sought it out.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 34:11 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 6:17And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.
  2. Leviticus 26:28then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.
  3. Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
  4. Psalms 23:1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
  5. Psalms 80:1Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
  6. Psalms 119:176I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
  7. Isaiah 40:10Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
  8. Isaiah 45:12It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.
  9. Isaiah 48:15I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him. I have brought him, and he will succeed in his mission.
  10. Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
  11. Isaiah 56:8Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
  12. Jeremiah 23:3Then 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.
  13. Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!
  14. Ezekiel 5:8Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations.
  15. Ezekiel 6:3You are to say: ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.
  16. Hosea 5:14For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
  17. Zechariah 9:16On that day the LORD their God will save themas the flock of His people;for like jewels in a crownthey will sparkle over His land.
  18. 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.
  19. Matthew 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
  20. Luke 19:10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
  21. John 10:16I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

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