Ezekiel 34:1-10
1The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them: This is what the Lord God says to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding themselves! a Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock? 3You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened animals, but you do not tend the flock. b 4You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost. c Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. 5They were scattered for lack of a shepherd; d they became food for all the wild animals e when they were scattered. 6My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. f They were scattered over the whole face of the earth, and there was no one searching or seeking for them. 7 “Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord. 8As I live” – the declaration of the Lord God – “because My flock has become prey and food for every wild animal since they lack a shepherd, for My shepherds do not search for My flock, and because the shepherds feed themselves rather than My flock, 9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord! 10“This is what the Lord God says: Look, I am against the shepherds. g I will demand My flock from them ▼▼Lit their hand
and prevent them from shepherding the flock. The shepherds will no longer feed themselves, for I will rescue My flock from their mouths so that they will not be food for them.
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