Bible Strands
Ezekiel 34:24
I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh speaks through Ezekiel to Israel, immediately following the promise to appoint David as their shepherd and preceding the promise of a covenant of peace that removes wild animals from the land.
The words — אֶהְיֶה ('eh.Yeh) expresses future being, combined with לֵֽ/אלֹהִ֔ים (le./lo.Him) to affirm Yahweh’s identity as their God. נָשִׂ֣יא (na.Si') means prince or leader, locating David’s governance in their midst.
The thread — The covenant formula appears in Jeremiah 31:33 and Ezekiel 36:28, while the Davidic leadership motif runs into Jeremiah 23:5.
Why it lands — The text places divine sovereignty and appointed human rule side by side, requiring readers to submit their expectations to the stated promise rather than to historical failure.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Jeremiah 31:33 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Ezekiel 36:28 Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.
- Ezekiel 37:27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Revelation 21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
- Exodus 29:45 Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
- Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
- Ezekiel 37:23 They will no longer defile themselves with their idols or detestable images, or with any of their transgressions. I will save them from all their apostasies by which they sinned, and I will cleanse them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Matthew 28:18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
- Joshua 5:13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”