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# General Information:
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Yahweh continues to give Ezekiel his message. Now it is to the people of Israel.
Yahweh continues speaking of the people of Israel as if they were a flock of sheep and of himself as their shepherd. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# behold, I
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"pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important, I"
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# I will be a judge between sheep and sheep
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"I will judge between one sheep and another"
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# rams and male goats
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The male sheep and goats are usually the strongest in the flock and can get whatever they want from the other animals in the flock.
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