unfoldingWord_en_tn/ezk/34/11.md

# General Information:

Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the leaders of Israel.
Yahweh continues speaking of the people of Israel as if they were a flock of sheep. Here he speaks of himself as if he were their shepherd and will take care of them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# For the Lord Yahweh says this

This can be stated in first person. AT: "For this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])

# Behold!

The word "Behold" here alerts the shepherds to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.

# will seek out

"will look for"

# I will put them in pastures ... every settlement in the land

Yahweh bringing his people back from exile to their land so that he can care for them and keep them safe is spoken of as if he were their shepherd who puts his flock in a place where there is plenty of land, food, and water. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the leaders of Israel.`
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Yahweh continues speaking of the people of Israel as if they were a flock of sheep. Here he speaks of himself as if he were their shepherd and will take care of them. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# For the Lord Yahweh says this`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be stated in first person. AT: "For this is what I, the Lord Yahweh, say" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Behold!`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The word "Behold" here alerts the shepherds to pay attention to the surprising information that follows.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# will seek out`
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			`"will look for"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I will put them in pastures ... every settlement in the land`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Yahweh bringing his people back from exile to their land so that he can care for them and keep them safe is spoken of as if he were their shepherd who puts his flock in a place where there is plenty of land, food, and water. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00