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Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the leaders of Israel.
their grazing places
"places where they can eat"
abundant pastures
lands that have a lot of grass and plants
graze
eat grass and other plants
I myself
The word "myself" adds emphasis. God would do this because the shepherds were not doing it right.
will shepherd
"will feed and take care of"
will make them lie down
"will let them lie down"
This is the Lord Yahweh's declaration
See how you translated this in Ezekiel 5:11.
the lost
"those that are lost." AT: "any sheep or goats that are lost"
restore the outcast
AT: "bring back those that have been chased away"
bind up the broken sheep
"wrap a cloth around any sheep's broken bone" or "wrap a cloth around any sheep's wound"
will annihilate
"will kill" or "will destroy"