Ezekiel 34:1–12

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, ²Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; ^aWoe be to the shepherds of Israel ^bthat do feed themselves! ^cshould not the shepherds feed the flocks? ^3dYe eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ^eye kill them that are fed: but ^eeye feed not the flock. ^4fgThe diseased have ye not strengthened, neither ^hhave ye healed that which was sick, neither ^fihave ye bound up ^hthat which was broken, neither ^fhave ye brought again ^kthat which was driven away, neither ^flhave ye sought that which was lost; but with force and ^mwith cruelty have ye ruled them. ⁵And ⁿthey were scattered, ^||nobecause there is no shepherd: and ^pthey became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. ^6ppMy sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and ^qnone did search or seek after them.

⁷Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord; ^8rAs I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock ^sbecame a prey, and my flock ^pbecame meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but ^bthe shepherds fed themselves, and ^eefed not my flock; ⁹Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord; ¹⁰Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and ^tI will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds ^bfeed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, ^pthat they may not be meat for them.

¹¹For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, ^qI, even I, will ^rrboth search my sheep, and ^lseek them out. ^12†As ^ssa shepherd ^lseeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in ^ttthe cloudy and ^tudark day.