Ezekiel 34:1-10
Prophecy Against the Shepherds of Israel
34Then the word of Yahweh came to me saying, 2“Son of man, prophesy against the ashepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to 1those shepherds, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Woe, shepherds of Israel who have been 2,bshepherding themselves! Should not the shepherds cshepherd the flock? 3“You aeat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you bsacrifice the fat sheep without shepherding the flock. 4“Those who are sickly you have not strengthened, and the 1diseased you have not healed, and athe broken you have not bound up, and the scattered you have not brought back, nor have you bsearched for the lost; but with strength and with severity you have dominated them. 5“They were ascattered for lack of a shepherd, and they became bfood for every beast of the field and were scattered. 6“My flock awandered through all the mountains and on every high hill; bMy flock was scattered over all the surface of the earth, and there was cno one to seek or search for them.”’”
7Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh: 8“As I live,” declares Lord Yahweh, “surely because My flock has become aplunder, My flock has even become food for all the beasts of the field for lack of a shepherd, and My shepherds did not seek for My flock, but rather the shepherds shepherded themselves and did not shepherd My flock; 9therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh: 10‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I am aagainst the shepherds, and I will seek My flock from their hand and make them bcease from shepherding the flock. So the shepherds will not shepherd themselves anymore, but I will cdeliver My flock from their mouth so that they will not be food for them.”’”