King James Version

Ezekiel 34:5

And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

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וַתְּפוּצֶ֖ינָהvatfutseynahand disperseפּוּץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and disperse”, the next action in the storyH6327to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.מִבְּלִ֣יmiblifrom notבְּלִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from not”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1097properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.רֹעֶ֑הroehcompanionרָעָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “companion”, a verb used as a describing wordH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.וַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָהvatihyeynahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְאָכְלָ֛הleakhelahto foodאׇכְלָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to food”, the ordinary formH402foodconsume, devour, eat, food, meat.לְכָלlekhalto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).חַיַּ֥תchayatlifeחַיnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.הַשָּׂדֶ֖הhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.וַתְּפוּצֶֽינָהvatfutseynahand disperseפּוּץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and disperse”, the next action in the storyH6327to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So were they scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they are scattered from want of a shepherd, And are for food to every beast of the field, Yea, they are scattered.

World English Bible

They were scattered, because there was no shepherd. They became food to all the animals of the field, and were scattered.

Darby Translation

And they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

Douay-Rheims

And my sheep were scattered, because there was no shepherd: and they became the prey of all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So were they scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And my sheep were scattered, because there were no shepherds: and they became meat to all the wild beasts of the field.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διεσπάρη τὰ πρόβατά μου, διὰ τὸ μὴ εἶναι ποιμένας, καὶ ἐγενήθη εἰς κατάβρωμα πᾶσι τοῖς θηρίοις τοῦ ἀγροῦ.