OET interlinear EZE 34:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) because my flock has become plunder and food for all the beasts in the fields

(Some words not found in UHB: he/it_lived I declares_of my=master GOD if not because to_be flock_of,my (into),prey and,they_have_become flock_of,my for=food to/from=all/each/any/every being/animal the=field because,there_[is]_not shepherd and=not search_for shepherds_of,my DOM flock_of,my and,they_have_shepherded the,shepherds ,themselves and=DOM flock_of,my not fed )

This can be stated in the active form. Alternate translation: [because all the beasts in the fields steal my flock and eat them]

(Occurrence 0) plunder

(Some words not found in UHB: he/it_lived I declares_of my=master GOD if not because to_be flock_of,my (into),prey and,they_have_become flock_of,my for=food to/from=all/each/any/every being/animal the=field because,there_[is]_not shepherd and=not search_for shepherds_of,my DOM flock_of,my and,they_have_shepherded the,shepherds ,themselves and=DOM flock_of,my not fed )

things that are stolen

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

(Occurrence 0) all the beasts in the fields

(Some words not found in UHB: he/it_lived I declares_of my=master GOD if not because to_be flock_of,my (into),prey and,they_have_become flock_of,my for=food to/from=all/each/any/every being/animal the=field because,there_[is]_not shepherd and=not search_for shepherds_of,my DOM flock_of,my and,they_have_shepherded the,shepherds ,themselves and=DOM flock_of,my not fed )

Here “all” is a generalization that refers to all the wild animals that eat sheep. Alternate translation: [all the wild animals in the fields]

(Occurrence 0) because there was no shepherd

(Some words not found in UHB: he/it_lived I declares_of my=master GOD if not because to_be flock_of,my (into),prey and,they_have_become flock_of,my for=food to/from=all/each/any/every being/animal the=field because,there_[is]_not shepherd and=not search_for shepherds_of,my DOM flock_of,my and,they_have_shepherded the,shepherds ,themselves and=DOM flock_of,my not fed )

Alternate translation: [because they did not have a shepherd]

(Occurrence 0) none of my shepherds sought my flock

(Some words not found in UHB: he/it_lived I declares_of my=master GOD if not because to_be flock_of,my (into),prey and,they_have_become flock_of,my for=food to/from=all/each/any/every being/animal the=field because,there_[is]_not shepherd and=not search_for shepherds_of,my DOM flock_of,my and,they_have_shepherded the,shepherds ,themselves and=DOM flock_of,my not fed )

Alternate translation: [none of my shepherds tried to find my flock]

(Occurrence 0) guarded themselves

(Some words not found in UHB: he/it_lived I declares_of my=master GOD if not because to_be flock_of,my (into),prey and,they_have_become flock_of,my for=food to/from=all/each/any/every being/animal the=field because,there_[is]_not shepherd and=not search_for shepherds_of,my DOM flock_of,my and,they_have_shepherded the,shepherds ,themselves and=DOM flock_of,my not fed )

Alternate translation: [shepherded themselves] or [fed and cared for themselves]

(Occurrence 0) did not shepherd my flock

(Some words not found in UHB: he/it_lived I declares_of my=master GOD if not because to_be flock_of,my (into),prey and,they_have_become flock_of,my for=food to/from=all/each/any/every being/animal the=field because,there_[is]_not shepherd and=not search_for shepherds_of,my DOM flock_of,my and,they_have_shepherded the,shepherds ,themselves and=DOM flock_of,my not fed )

Alternate translation: [did not feed and care for my flock]

Note 3 topic: writing-oathformula

חַי־אָ֜נִי & אִם־לֹ֣א יַ֣עַן הֱיֽוֹת־צֹאנִ֣⁠י לָ⁠בַ֡ז

he/it_lived I & if not because to_be flock_of,my (into),prey

Yahweh is following the custom of the culture by swearing an oath to indicate the seriousness of what he is saying. According to the custom, people would guarantee the oath by something that they hold sacred, and the most sacred thing would be the life of Yahweh. To do the same, Yahweh is swearing by his own life. Also according to custom, he is stating the first part of a condition (“if”) but not the second part (“then”), which would be the penalty for not telling the truth. Normally the penalty would be understood to be something general such as “may Yahweh punish me severely,” yielding something like, “If it is not because of my flock becoming prey…may Yahweh punish me severely.” But since Yahweh is speaking, stating this would not make sense. It may be clearest to translate the oath as a positive statement. Alternate translation: [I swear by myself…that it is because of my flock becoming prey]