Ezekiel 34:24

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.

American Standard Version (1901)

And I, Jehovah, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them; I, Jehovah, have spoken it.

Bible in Basic English

And I the Lord will be their God and my servant David their ruler; I the Lord have said it.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I the Lord will be their God: and my servant David the prince in the midst of them: I the Lord have spoken it.

Free Bible Version

I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David will be their leader. I the Lord have spoken.

King James (Authorized) Version

And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.

Translation for Translators

I, Yahweh, will be their God, and the one who is like [MET] King David will be their king. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it.

Unlocked Literal Bible

For I, Yahweh, will be their God, and my servant David will be a prince among them—I, Yahweh, have declared this.

Noah Webster Bible

And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it .

World English Bible

I, Yahweh, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them. I, Yahweh, have spoken it.

Young's Literal Translation

And I, Jehovah, I am their God, And My servant David prince in their midst, I, Jehovah, have spoken.

Context

The Good Shepherd

²³I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.²⁴I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Summary

Ezekiel 34:24 speaks of the promise of God to establish David as a shepherd over His people, symbolizing the future Messiah, Jesus Christ, who would come from the lineage of David. This verse highlights the role of Jesus as the ultimate Shepherd who will care for and lead His flock with justice, compassion, and wisdom. It emphasizes the divine authority and sovereignty of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, contrasting the failed leadership of the shepherds of Israel at that time. Ultimately, Ezekiel 34:24 points to the fulfillment of God's promise in Jesus Christ, who guides and protects His followers with unfailing love and grace.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

I the Lord will be their God, and my Servant David a Prince - Here we find God and his Christ are all in all in his Church, and Jesus is still Prince among them; and to him the call and qualifications of all genuine pastors belong, and from him they must be derived. And he has blotted out what is called uninterrupted succession, that every Christian minister may seek and receive credentials from himself. Here is the grand reason why the uninterrupted succession cannot be made out. And here is the proof also that the Church that pretends to it, and builds upon it, must be a false Church; for it is founded on a falsity; an uninterrupted succession which does not exist either in history or in fact.

John Gill Bible Commentary

And I will make with them a covenant of peace,...., Such the covenant of grace is, made with Christ from everlasting; in which Jehovah proposed terms of peace, and which Christ undertook to answer, and became the peacemaker; and from this article concerning the peace and reconciliation of men the covenant is so called; see Isa 54:10, this the Lord promises to make known to his people his flock, to show them their interest in it, and to make it good unto them; for otherwise it was made with Christ, and with them in Christ from all eternity. The Septuagint and Arabic versions read, "I will make with David a covenant of peace:'' and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land; which was literally fulfilled when the Jews returned from Babylon; during their captivity, the land being uninhabited, evil beasts increased in it, and possessed it; but upon their return these ceased, being either destroyed, or driven away: but figuratively these design wicked men, who, for the malignity of their nature, manners, and conversation, are called evil beasts, as the Cretians were, Tit 1:12, particularly false teachers may be designed; those grievous wolves that spare not, but wrong the flock; but now shall be no more, being either forced to quit their place, or truly converted; so that the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard lie down with the kid; which will be the peaceable and comfortable state of the church in the latter day; when there will be none to hurt and destroy in the Lord's holy mountain, Isa 11:6, and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods; not only in their houses, but in the fields, and even in the wilderness, and in the woods, where wild beasts used to resort; but now being clear of all, and under the protection of such a Shepherd and Prince as David the servant of the Lord, they shall have no dread upon their mind, no fear of any danger; but dwell in the utmost security, lie down and sleep in peace and safety, the Lord sustaining them; and whom they shall serve without fear of any enemy all their days, in righteousness and holiness, being delivered out of the hands of them all.

Ezekiel 34:24

The Good Shepherd

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.

American Standard Version (1901)

And I, Jehovah, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them; I, Jehovah, have spoken it.

Bible in Basic English

And I the Lord will be their God and my servant David their ruler; I the Lord have said it.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I the Lord will be their God: and my servant David the prince in the midst of them: I the Lord have spoken it.

Free Bible Version

I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David will be their leader. I the Lord have spoken.

King James (Authorized) Version

And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it.

Translation for Translators

I, Yahweh, will be their God, and the one who is like [MET] King David will be their king. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it.

Unlocked Literal Bible

For I, Yahweh, will be their God, and my servant David will be a prince among them—I, Yahweh, have declared this.

Noah Webster Bible

And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it .

World English Bible

I, Yahweh, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them. I, Yahweh, have spoken it.

Young's Literal Translation

And I, Jehovah, I am their God, And My servant David prince in their midst, I, Jehovah, have spoken.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 34:24

Verse

Context

The Good Shepherd

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 34:24

The Good Shepherd

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary