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Ezekiel 34:1-31

I Will Seek That Which Was Lost

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I Will Seek That Which Was Lost

Ezekiel 34:1-31

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[Litany] The shepherd wore wool while the weak disappeared, The lost will be sought, the wounded bound, He drank from clear water then muddied the stream. The cloudy-day sheep will be gathered from nations. The broken were left and the driven stayed lost, The lost will be sought, the wounded bound, A flock without care became meat for the field. The cloudy-day sheep will be gathered from nations. [Verse 2] But judgment also moves through the flock, Between those who are hungry and those who trample. No shoulder may shove the small from the spring, No leader may feast on the life he should guard. [Refrain] The lost will be sought, the wounded bound, The cloudy-day sheep will be gathered from nations. [Bridge] One shepherd from David will stand over all, A covenant of peace will quiet the land. You are my flock, not food for the proud, The Shepherd will seek and the scattered come home. [Final Chorus] The lost will be sought, the wounded bound, The cloudy-day sheep will be gathered from nations. The Shepherd will seek and the scattered come home.

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Ezekiel 34: The flock is taken out of the shepherds' mouths

Ezekiel 34 turns Israel's leadership failure into the unforgettable image of shepherds eating the flock they were supposed to feed. The neglected duties are specific: the sick were not strengthened, the broken were not bound, the driven away were not brought back, and the lost were not sought. The LORD therefore removes the flock from the shepherds' mouths and repeatedly declares that he himself will search, gather, feed, heal, and give rest. Judgment also reaches inside the flock, where strong animals trample pasture, foul water, and shove the weak away. Restoration must answer both predatory leaders and predatory neighbors. One shepherd, God's servant David, is promised over the gathered people. The covenant of peace that follows has weather, food, safety, broken yokes, and sleep without fear, making restored care visible in ordinary life.

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