the shepherds: The shepherds of Israel, signify their kings and princes, priests and prophets; the flock, the whole of the people; the fat and wool, the tithes and offerings, taxes and imposts: these they exacted with great rigour, and even oppressed and destroyed the people to enrich themselves; but they bestowed no pains to provide for the welfare of the state, or for the souls of those entrusted to them. They knew nothing about their flock. It might be diseased, infirm, bruised, maimed, strayed, or lost, for they watched not over them. Ezekiel 33:24; Jeremiah 2:8, Jeremiah 3:15, Jeremiah 10:21, Jeremiah 12:10; John 10:1-2, John 10:12
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Ezekiel 34:2
Ezekiel 34:2
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