And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.
God will not treat all the flock alike; He separates the precious from the vile. The fat and strong among you who oppress the poor with your wealth, who devour the good pasture and foul the rest, forcing your neighbors into servitude for one ewe-lamb, know that judgment comes. Christ Himself shall make this division plain, setting sheep on His right hand and goats on His left.
AI summary
Commenting on Ezekiel 34:17-31
Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture,.... This is directed to the rams and he goats, to the people of power and wealth, or who had the key of knowledge and instruction; who, by their conduct, showed as if it was not enough for them to eat and drink the best of things themselves, to enjoy their wealth...
you, . . . my flock--passing from the rulers to the people. cattle and cattle--rather, "sheep and sheep"; Margin, "small cattle," or "flocks of lambs and kids," that is, I judge between one class of citizens and another, so as to award what is right to each.