Ezekiel 34:16

Old Testament • 14 words with Strong's data

"I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment."

Word-by-Word Analysis

I will

בָּקַשׁ

bâqash

H1245

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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that which was

אָבַד

ʼâbad

H6

properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

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and

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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again that which was

נָדַח

nâdach

H5080

to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)

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סוּר

çûwr

H5493

to turn off (literal or figurative)

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and will

אָסַר

ʼâçar

H631

to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle

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up that which was

שָׁבַר

shâbar

H7665

to burst (literally or figuratively)

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and will

חָזַק

châzaq

H2388

to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra...

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that which was

חָלָה

châlâh

H2470

properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering...

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but I will

שָׁחַת

shâchath

H7843

to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)

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the

חֶלֶב

cheleb

H2459

fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part

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and the

חָזָק

châzâq

H2389

strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)

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I will

רָעָה

râʻâh

H7462

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...

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them with

מִשְׁפָּט

mishpâṭ

H4941

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...

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Key Terms in This Verse

strengthen H2388

חָזַק châzaq

to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer

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lost H6

אָבַד ʼâbad

properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

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driven H5080

נָדַח nâdach

to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)

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bind H631

אָסַר ʼâçar

to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle

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feed H7462

רָעָה râʻâh

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

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sick H2470

חָלָה châlâh

properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat

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fat H2459

חֶלֶב cheleb

fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part

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broken H7665

שָׁבַר shâbar

to burst (literally or figuratively)

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seek H1245

בָּקַשׁ bâqash

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

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strong H2389

חָזָק châzâq

strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)

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Cross References

Luke 19:10 cross-reference

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Ezekiel 34:4 cross-reference

The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither hav...

Ezekiel 34:11 cross-reference

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

Isaiah 49:26 cross-reference

And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeeme...

Ezekiel 39:18 cross-reference

Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.

Mark 2:17 cross-reference

When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Isaiah 10:16 cross-reference

Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.

Isaiah 5:17 cross-reference

Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

Micah 7:14 cross-reference

Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

Jeremiah 10:24 cross-reference

O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

Jeremiah 9:15 cross-reference

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.

Isaiah 40:11 cross-reference

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

Matthew 15:24 cross-reference

But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Jeremiah 50:11 cross-reference

Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;

Jeremiah 23:15 cross-reference

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone fo...

Deuteronomy 32:15 cross-reference

But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

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