Ezekiel 34:3

“Ye eat the fat, &c.] The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, render it, “the milk”; the words for fat and milk differ only in the points; and this was not unlawful, for who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? (<460907>1 Corinthians 9:7), provided it was done with moderation, that they ate some, but not all; but these rulers milked their subjects too much, oppressed them with heavy taxes, and got their substance into their own hands. The Targum is, “ye eat the good;” they got possessed of the best of their substance; as did also their ecclesiastical rulers, who were greedy shepherds, that could never have enough; they looked for their gain from their quarter,…”

“fat--or, by differently pointing the Hebrew, "milk" [Septuagint]. Thus the repetition "fat" and "fed" is avoided: also the eating of "fat" would not probably be put before the "killing" of the sheep. The eating of sheep's or goats' milk as food (Deu 32:14; Pro 27:27) was unobjectionable, had not these shepherds milked them too often, and that without duly "feeding" them [BOCHART], (Isa 56:11). The rulers levied exorbitant tributes. kill . . . fed--kill the rich by false accusation so as to get possession of their property. feed not . . . flock--take no care of the people (Joh 10:12).”

“Ye kill - You contrive methods, to take first the life, and next the estate of the well - fed, the rich and wealthy. But - You take care to lead, protect, provide for, and watch over them. Ezekiel 34:4”

“eat: Isa 56:11, Isa 56:12; Zac 11:5, Zac 11:16 ye kill: Eze 19:3, Eze 19:6, Eze 22:25-28, Eze 33:25, Eze 33:26; Kg1 21:13-16; Kg2 21:16; Isa 1:10, Isa 1:15; Jer 2:30, Jer 22:17; Lam 4:13; Mic 3:1-3; Zep 3:3 Ezekiel 34:4”