Ezekiel 34:5

34:5 They were scattered because they had no shepherd, and they became food for every wild beast. ¹ 

Ezekiel 34:12

34:12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a cloudy, dark day. ² 

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¹ tn As a case of dittography, the MT repeats “and they were scattered” at the end of the verse.

² sn The imagery may reflect the overthrow of the Israelites by the Babylonians in 587/6 b.c.