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Ezekiel 34:23-31 (6th c. BC)
One Shepherd
רֹעֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ (rō⁽eh ⁾echād)
My Servant David
עַבְדִּ֣י דָוִ֑יד (⁽avdiy dāwīd)
“Then I will set over them
one shepherd,
My servant David,
and he will feed them;
he will feed them himself
and be their shepherd.
And I, the LORD, will be their God,
and My servant David
will be prince among them;
I the LORD have spoken.
I will make a covenant of peace with them
and eliminate harmful beasts from the land
so that they may live securely in the wilderness
and sleep in the woods.
I will make them
and the places around My hill
a blessing.
And I will cause showers
to come down in their season;
they will be showers
of blessing.
Also the tree of the field will yield its fruit
and the earth will yield its increase,
and they will be secure on their land.
Then they will know that I am the LORD,
when I have broken the bars of their yoke
and have delivered them
from the hand of those who enslaved them.
They will no longer be a prey to the nations,
and the beasts of the earth will not devour them;
but they will live securely,
and no one will make them afraid.
I will establish for them
a renowned planting place,
and they will not again be victims of famine in the land,
and they will not endure the insults of the nations anymore.
Then they will know
that I, the LORD their God, am with them,
and that they,
the house of Israel, are My people,’
declares the Lord GOD.
‘As for you, My sheep,
the sheep of My pasture,
you are men,
and I am your God,’
declares the Lord GOD”
(Ezek. 34:23-31).
one shepherd,
My servant David,
and he will feed them;
he will feed them himself
and be their shepherd.
And I, the LORD, will be their God,
and My servant David
will be prince among them;
I the LORD have spoken.
I will make a covenant of peace with them
and eliminate harmful beasts from the land
so that they may live securely in the wilderness
and sleep in the woods.
I will make them
and the places around My hill
a blessing.
And I will cause showers
to come down in their season;
they will be showers
of blessing.
Also the tree of the field will yield its fruit
and the earth will yield its increase,
and they will be secure on their land.
Then they will know that I am the LORD,
when I have broken the bars of their yoke
and have delivered them
from the hand of those who enslaved them.
They will no longer be a prey to the nations,
and the beasts of the earth will not devour them;
but they will live securely,
and no one will make them afraid.
I will establish for them
a renowned planting place,
and they will not again be victims of famine in the land,
and they will not endure the insults of the nations anymore.
Then they will know
that I, the LORD their God, am with them,
and that they,
the house of Israel, are My people,’
declares the Lord GOD.
‘As for you, My sheep,
the sheep of My pasture,
you are men,
and I am your God,’
declares the Lord GOD”
(Ezek. 34:23-31).
וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם רֹעֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ וְרָעָ֣ה אֶתְהֶ֔ן אֵ֖ת עַבְדִּ֣י דָוִ֑יד הוּ֚א יִרְעֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם וְהֽוּא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֖ן לְרֹעֶֽה׃ וַאֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה אֶהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים וְעַבְדִּ֥י דָוִ֖ד נָשִׂ֣יא בְתוֹכָ֑ם אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבַּֽרְתִּי׃ וְכָרַתִּ֤י לָהֶם֙ בְּרִ֣ית שָׁל֔וֹם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י חַיָּֽה־רָעָ֖ה מִן־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיָשְׁב֤וּ בַמִּדְבָּר֙ לָבֶ֔טַח וְיָשְׁנ֖וּ בַּיְּעָרִֽים׃ וְנָתַתִּ֥י אוֹתָ֛ם וּסְבִיב֥וֹת גִּבְעָתִ֖י בְּרָכָ֑ה וְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤י הַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ בְּעִתּ֔וֹ גִּשְׁמֵ֥י בְרָכָ֖ה יִֽהְיֽוּ׃ וְנָתַן֩ עֵ֨ץ הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה אֶת־פִּרְי֗וֹ וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ תִּתֵּ֣ן יְבוּלָ֔הּ וְהָי֥וּ עַל־אַדְמָתָ֖ם לָבֶ֑טַח וְֽיָדְע֞וּ כִּי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה בְּשִׁבְרִי֙ אֶת־מֹט֣וֹת עֻלָּ֔ם וְהִ֨צַּלְתִּ֔ים מִיַּ֖ד הָעֹבְדִ֥ים בָּהֶֽם׃ וְלֹא־יִהְי֨וּ ע֥וֹד בַּז֙ לַגּוֹיִ֔ם וְחַיַּ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ לֹ֣א תֹאכְלֵ֑ם וְיָשְׁב֥וּ לָבֶ֖טַח וְאֵ֥ין מַחֲרִֽיד׃ וַהֲקִמֹתִ֥י לָהֶ֛ם מַטָּ֖ע לְשֵׁ֑ם וְלֹֽא־יִהְי֨וּ ע֜וֹד אֲסֻפֵ֤י רָעָב֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹֽא־יִשְׂא֥וּ ע֖וֹד כְּלִמַּ֥ת הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ וְיָדְע֗וּ כִּ֣י אֲנִ֧י יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם אִתָּ֑ם וְהֵ֗מָּה עַמִּי֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ וְאַתֵּ֥ן צֹאנִ֛י צֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתִ֖י אָדָ֣ם אַתֶּ֑ם אֲנִי֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פ
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers. This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them. So Jesus said to them again, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd. For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father” (John 10:1-18).
“For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes” (Rev. 7:17).
(John 10:1 (MHNT ”אָמֵן אָמֵן אֲנִי אוֹמֵר לָכֶם, מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ נִכְנָס אֶל מִכְלָא הַצֹּאן דֶּרֶךְ הַשַּׁעַר, אֶלָּא מְטַפֵּס בְּדֶרֶךְ אַחֶרֶת, גַּנָּב הוּא וְשׁוֹדֵד. 2 הַנִּכְנָס דֶּרֶךְ הַשַּׁעַר הוּא רוֹעֵה הַצֹּאן. 3 לוֹ יִפְתַּח שׁוֹמֵר הַשַּׁעַר, וְהַצֹּאן שׁוֹמְעוֹת בְּקוֹלוֹ. הוּא קוֹרֵא לְצֹאנוֹ בְּשֵׁם וּמוֹצִיא אוֹתָן. 4 לְאַחַר שֶׁהוֹצִיא אֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר לוֹ הוּא הוֹלֵךְ לִפְנֵיהֶן וְהַצֹּאן הוֹלְכוֹת אַחֲרָיו, כִּי מַכִּירוֹת הֵן אֶת קוֹלוֹ. 5 אַחֲרֵי זָר לֹא תֵּלַכְנָה כִּי אִם תִּבְרַחְנָה מִמֶּנּוּ, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאֵינָן מַכִּירוֹת אֶת קוֹלָם שֶׁל זָרִים.“ 6 אֶת הַמָּשָׁל הַזֶּה אָמַר לָהֶם יֵשׁוּעַ, אַךְ הֵם לֹא הֵבִינוּ אֶת פֵּשֶׁר הַדְּבָרִים שֶׁדִּבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם.
7 הוֹסִיף יֵשׁוּעַ וְאָמַר: ”אָמֵן אָמֵן אֲנִי אוֹמֵר לָכֶם, אֲנִי הוּא שַׁעַר הַצֹּאן. 8 כָּל אֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ לְפָנַי גַּנָּבִים הֵם וְשׁוֹדְדִים, וְהַצֹּאן לֹא שָׁמְעוּ לָהֶם. 9 אֲנִי הַשַּׁעַר. אִישׁ אִם יִכָּנֵס דַּרְכִּי — יִוָּשַׁע; הוּא יִכָּנֵס וְיֵצֵא וְיִמְצָא מִרְעֶה. 10 אֵין הַגַּנָּב בָּא אֶלָּא לִגְנֹב וְלַהֲרֹג וּלְהַשְׁמִיד. אֲנִי בָּאתִי כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּהְיוּ לָהֶם חַיִּים וּבְשֶׁפַע שֶׁיִּהְיוּ לָהֶם. 11 אֲנִי הָרוֹעֶה הַטּוֹב. הָרוֹעֶה הַטּוֹב נוֹתֵן אֶת נַפְשׁוֹ בְּעַד הַצֹּאן. 12 הַשָׂכִיר, שֶׁאֵינֶנּוּ רוֹעֶה וְהַצֹּאן אֵינָן צֹאנוֹ, כִּרְאוֹתוֹ אֶת הַזְּאֵב בָּא, עוֹזֵב אֶת הַצֹּאן וּבוֹרֵחַ וְהַזְּאֵב חוֹטֵף וּמְפַזֵּר אוֹתָן, 13 שֶׁכֵּן הַבּוֹרֵחַ אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא שָׂכִיר וְאֵין הוּא דּוֹאֵג לַצֹּאן. 14 אֲנִי הָרוֹעֶה הַטּוֹב. אֲנִי מַכִּיר אֶת שֶׁלִּי וְשֶׁלִּי מַכִּירִים אוֹתִי, 15 כְּשֵׁם שֶׁהָאָב מַכִּיר אוֹתִי וַאֲנִי מַכִּיר אֶת הָאָב; וְאֶת נַפְשִׁי נוֹתֵן אֲנִי בְּעַד הַצֹּאן. 16 גַּם צֹאן אֲחֵרוֹת יֵשׁ לִי, אֲשֶׁר אֵינָן מִן הַמִּכְלָא הַזֶּה. עָלַי לְהַנְהִיג גַּם אוֹתָן. הֵן אֶת קוֹלִי תִּשְׁמַעְנָה וְיִהְיֶה עֵדֶר אֶחָד וְרוֹעֶה אֶחָד. 17 מִשּׁוּם כָּךְ אוֹהֵב אוֹתִי הָאָב: מִשּׁוּם שֶׁאֲנִי נוֹתֵן אֶת נַפְשִׁי וְאֶקַּח אוֹתָהּ שׁוּב. 18 אִישׁ לֹא נָטַל אוֹתָהּ מִמֶּנִּי, אֶלָּא שֶׁאֲנִי נוֹתֵן אוֹתָהּ מֵעַצְמִי. יֵשׁ לִי סַמְכוּת לָתֵת אוֹתָהּ וְיֵשׁ לִי סַמְכוּת לָקַחַת אוֹתָהּ שׁוּב. אֶת הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת קִבַּלְתִּי מֵאֵת אָבִי.“
Rev. 7:17 כִּי הַשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶמְצַע הַכִּסֵּא יִרְעֶה אוֹתָם וְיַנְהִיגֵם אֶל מַבּוּעֵי מַיִם חַיִּים; וֵאלֹהִים יִמְחֶה כָּל דִּמְעָה מֵעֵינֵיהֶם.“
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