Ezekiel 34:5

King James Version (KJV)

And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

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3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.

4 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 have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

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Ezekiel 34:5 in every translation

KJV King James Version: And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
WEB World English Bible: They were scattered, because there was no shepherd. They became food to all the animals of the field, and were scattered.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.
ASV American Standard Version: And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: And they are scattered from want of a shepherd, And are for food to every beast of the field, Yea, they are scattered.
DBY Darby Translation: And they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.
WBS Webster Bible: And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became food to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.