Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them,.... To the rams and he goats of the flock, that use the pastures and defile the waters after this manner, and make them unfit for the lesser cattle; or that use the poor people of God after this sort:behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
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Ezekiel 34:20
Ezekiel 34:20
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