Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionYea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
F.O.G.Secondary
The F.O.GThese dogs are greedy-throated, never knowing fullness — and they are the shepherds, who understand nothing. Every one of them has turned to his own way, each to his own gain, from every quarter.
F.O.G.M.
F.O.G MessageThey are dogs with ravenous appetites that are never satisfied — and these are supposed to be the shepherds! They understand nothing at all. Every last one has gone his own way, each one chasing his own profit.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleLike ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
Footnotes
*Azei nephesh* — literally 'fierce/mighty of throat-life' — is a striking phrase. *Nephesh* is the whole self centred in the throat: breath, appetite, life-force, desire. These dogs are not merely greedy in mind but in their entire being — their very *nephesh* is directed toward consumption. The savage irony of 'shepherds' (*ro'im*) who behave like 'dogs' (*kelavim*) lies at the heart of this passage; it stands behind Ezekiel 34's extended condemnation of Israel's shepherds and Yeshua's warning about wolves in sheep's clothing (Matt. 7:15). FOG uses 'greedy-throated' to capture *azei nephesh*; FOG Message uses 'ravenous appetites.'
