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? ³^dYe eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ^eye kill them that are fed: but ^eeye feed not the flock. ⁴^f^gThe 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 ^f^lhave ye sought that which was lost; but with force and ^mwith cruelty have ye ruled them.

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aSee Jer. 23:1. So Zech. 11:17.
bver. 8, 10. So Jude 12. Comp. Phil. 2:21.
cComp. 2 Cor. 12:14.
e Zech. 11:4, 5. So Mic. 3:2, 3. Comp. James 5:5.
eever. 8.
fver. 16.
gver. 21.
fver. 16.
fver. 16.
k Deut. 22:1. Mic. 4:6 in the Heb.
fver. 16.
lver. 11, 12. Matt. 18:12. Luke 15:4. So ver. 23.
m Lev. 25:43, 46, 53 (Heb.). So Ex. 1:13, 14. Comp. 1 Pet. 5:3.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep? You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the injured you have not bound up, the strayed you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought, and with force and harshness you have ruled them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the wool and slaughter the choice animals, but you do not take care of the flock. You have not strengthened the weak or healed the sick or bound up the injured. You have not brought back the strays or searched for the lost. You have ruled them harshly and brutally.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“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! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock? You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened animals, but you do not tend the flock. You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds, the leaders of Israel. Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: What sorrow awaits you shepherds who feed yourselves instead of your flocks. Shouldn’t shepherds feed their sheep? You drink the milk, wear the wool, and butcher the best animals, but you let your flocks starve. You have not taken care of the weak. You have not tended the sick or bound up the injured. You have not gone looking for those who have wandered away and are lost. Instead, you have ruled them with harshness and cruelty.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and you must say to them, to the shepherds, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who were feeding themselves! Must not the shepherds feed the flock? The fat you eat, and you clothe yourself with the wool; the well-nourished animals you slaughter, but you do not feed the flock. The weak you have not strengthened, and the sick you have not healed, and with respect to the hurt you have not bound them up, and you have not brought back the scattered, and you have not sought the lost, but rather you ruled over them with force and with ruthlessness.