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Ezekiel 34:28 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 28. 28And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land…” at Ezekiel 34:28 as part of “One Davidic Shepherd and a Covenant of Peace Secure the Flock.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 34:23–31
Read Ezekiel 34:28 with 34:23–31. By itself, “And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: God promises one servant David as shepherd, a covenant of peace, removal of harmful threats, rain, crops, freedom from oppressors, and recognition that the people are God's human flock.
Why It Needs Context
Keep the line with Ezekiel 34:23–31. The prophetic word through Ezekiel carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land…” at Ezekiel 34:28 as part of “One Davidic Shepherd and a Covenant of Peace Secure the Flock.” The literary form and this limit govern it: The David promise does not identify a modern ruler, authorize theocracy, or reduce people to compliant livestock.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 34:23–31 — One Davidic Shepherd and a Covenant of Peace Secure the FlockSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 34:23–31, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 34:23–31
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