en_tn/ezk/34/14.md

# General Information:

Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the leaders of Israel.

# General Information:

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

# their grazing places

"places where they can eat"

# abundant pastures

"lands that have a lot of grass and plants to eat"

# graze

eat grass and other plants

# I myself

The word "myself" adds emphasis. God would do this because the shepherds were not doing it. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])

# will shepherd

"will feed and take care of"

# will make them lie down

"will let them lie down"

# the lost

The words "the sheep or goats" are left out of this phrase, but they are intended to be understood. AT: "the sheep or goats that are lost" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

# restore the outcast

"bring back those that others have 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"

# the fat and the strong

The word "sheep" is understood. AT: "the fat sheep and the strong sheep" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])