Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle - "fat ... lean," the rich oppressors ... the humble poor. Compare this verse with Ezekiel 34:17, "Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle" (sheep and sheep). He here defines the two classes meant by 'sheep and sheep'-namely, the fat or rich on the one hand, and the lean or poor on the other.