Ezekiel 34:3
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 34
“Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.”Ezekiel 34:3
What Does Ezekiel 34:3 Mean?
Ezekiel 34:3 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 34, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 34:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 9:36“But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.”Acts 20:28“Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.”Zechariah 11:16“For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.”Ezekiel 34:21“Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;”Ezekiel 46:18“Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.”Luke 12:42“And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?”Philippians 3:19“Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)”1 Kings 21:13“And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.”2 Kings 21:16“Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.”Isaiah 1:10“Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.”Isaiah 1:15“And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.”Isaiah 56:11“Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.”Jeremiah 2:30“In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.”Jeremiah 22:17“But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.”Lamentations 4:13“For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,”Ezekiel 19:3“And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.”Ezekiel 19:6“And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.”Ezekiel 22:25“There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.”Ezekiel 33:25“Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?”Micah 3:1“And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?”
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