23“Then I will appoint over them one shepherd and he will feed them, [a ruler like] My servant 34:23 The name of David is used here as in Ezek 34:24; 37:24, 25; Jer 30:9; Hos 3:5, to represent the Messiah, not the man, David king of Israel. It is believed that this Messianic prophecy would have been understood by Ezekiel’s audience.David; he will feed them and be their shepherd. [Ezek 37:24; John 10:14-18]
23I will place one shepherd over them. He will belong to the family line of my servant David. He will take good care of them. He will look after them. He will be their shepherd.