Ezekiel 34:16 lists God’s opposite actions: seeking lost, binding injured, strengthening weak—reversing every failure in verse 4.

In 1 Peter 5:3, elders are told not to domineer but to be examples — directly opposing the harsh rule condemned here.

In 1 Peter 5:2-3, shepherds are told not to 'lord it over' the flock — a direct contrast to the harsh rule condemned in Ezekiel.

In Jeremiah 22:13, woe to leaders who build by injustice and make people work for nothing — a similar indictment of leaders exploiting their people.

Zechariah 11:16 explicitly repeats the failures: not seeking stray, not healing broken—a direct verbal echo of this verse.

In James 5:1-6, the rich are condemned for hoarding and cheating workers — a similar prophetic denunciation of those who oppress the vulnerable.

In 2 Corinthians 1:24, Paul says he does not 'lord it over' your faith — directly opposing the 'force and harshness' of the shepherds in Ezekiel.

In Matthew 18:13, the shepherd seeks the one stray sheep — the very action Israel's shepherds failed to do (they did not seek the lost).

In Luke 15:4-6, the shepherd leaves the 99 to find the lost sheep — contrasting the neglect of the shepherds who did not seek the lost.

Jeremiah 50:6 says shepherds led the people astray — directly corresponding to the failure to seek the lost here.

Zechariah 11:5 portrays shepherds who exploit and kill the flock — an echo of the harsh rule condemned here.

1 Kings 22:17 depicts Israel as sheep without a shepherd — the same scattered state resulting from the neglect condemned here.

Matthew 18:12 describes a shepherd seeking the one lost sheep—directly doing what the negligent shepherds here failed to do.

Luke 15:24 celebrates finding the lost — contrasting the shepherds' failure to seek the lost in Ezekiel 34:4.

Matthew 25:36 lists caring for the sick and needy — the positive actions that contrast with the neglect described here.

Matthew 9:36 shows Jesus seeing crowds as 'sheep without a shepherd'—the exact condition caused by the negligent shepherds here.

Romans 14:1 instructs to welcome the weak in faith — echoing the command to strengthen the weak in Ezekiel 34:4.

Matthew 10:6 commissions disciples to go to 'the lost sheep of Israel'—the seeking that Ezekiel’s shepherds neglected.

Isaiah 56:10 condemns blind, silent watchdogs who neglect their duty—paralleling the shepherds who fail to care for the weak.

Job 13:4 calls Job's friends worthless physicians — parallel to the shepherds who failed to heal the sick here.