And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.
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Yahweh having promised to be a Ruler of His people, the administration of the divine kingdom is now described, as carried on by One King, the representative of David, whose dominion should fulfill all…
Adam Clarke
And ye my flock - That is, under the allegory of a flock of sheep, I point out men; under that of a pasture, my Church, and under that of a shepherd, the Messiah, through whom I am become your God.…
The prophet has no more to say to the shepherds, but he has now a message to deliver to the flock. God had ordered him to speak tenderly to them, and to assure them of the mercy he had in store for…
Cambridge Bible
ye my flock … are men Omit "are men" with LXX. and read: and ye are my flock … pasture, and I am your God.
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