Ezekiel 34:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?”

Ezekiel 34:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 34:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 34:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Does it seem a small thing to you to have fed on the good pasture, but you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? And to have drunk of the clear waters, but must you foul the residue with your feet?”

Ezekiel 34:18 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 34:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet? ”

Ezekiel 34:18 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 34:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Is it a little thing for you--the good pasture ye enjoy, And the remnant of your pasture ye tread down with your feet, And a depth of waters ye do drink, And the remainder with your feet ye trample,”

Ezekiel 34:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 34:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Is it too small a thing unto you to have eaten up the good pastures, but ye must tread down with your feet the rest of your pastures; and to have drunk of the settled waters, but ye must foul the rest with your feet? ”

Ezekiel 34:18 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 34:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Seemeth it a small thing vnto you to haue eaten vp the good pasture, but yee must treade downe with your feete the residue of your pasture? and to haue drunke of the deepe waters, but yee must trouble the residue with your feete?”

Ezekiel 34:18 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 34:18 in Context — Ezekiel 34

16 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.

17 And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.

18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?

19 And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.

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What Does Ezekiel 34:18 Mean?

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