Ezekiel 34:20
Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 34:10, God promises to remove the bad shepherds; here He now judges between the sheep themselves after their mistreatment.
Ezekiel 34:17 declares the same judgment between cattle and cattle; here it is specified as between fat and lean.
Ezekiel 20:38 describes purging rebels, similar to separating fat from lean sheep—both involve removing the wicked.
In Matthew 25:31-46, the Son of Man separates sheep and goats as a shepherd, directly echoing God's judgment between fat and lean sheep here.
Jeremiah 25:34 calls shepherds to wail for judgment, directly paralleling Ezekiel's critique of selfish shepherds.
Zechariah 10:3 condemns shepherds and cares for the flock, directly echoing Ezekiel 34's shepherd judgment.