Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Ezekiel 34:9

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 13, page 384, footnote 3 (Image)

Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat

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CCEL Footnote 1022 (In-Text, Margin)

3. But those pastors who did not care for the sheep, those were hirelings who used to feed themselves alone. On this account the Prophet[Ezekiel 34:9-12] addresses them, saying to them:— O ye pastors who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture, hear the word of the Lord.  Thus saith the Lord:  Lo! I will visit My sheep as the pastor visits his flock in the day of the whirlwind, and I will require My sheep at your hands.  O foolish pastors, with the wool of the sheep do ye clothe yourselves and the flesh of the fatlings do eat, and the sheep ye do not feed.  That which was ...