Ezekiel 34:11–24

¹¹“ ‘For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I, even I, will seek my flock, and I will look after them, ¹²just like the caring of a shepherd for his herd on^q the day when he is in the midst of his scattered flock. Thus I will look after my flock, and I will deliver them from all the places to which they were scattered^r on the day of storm and stress.^{s 13}And I will bring them out from the peoples, and I will gather them from the countries, and I will bring them to their soil, and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys, and in all of the settlements of the land. ¹⁴I will feed them in good pasture, and their pasture will be on the mountains of the heights of Israel; there they will lie down in good pasture, and on lush pasture they will feed on the mountains of Israel. ¹⁵I myself^t will feed my flock and I myself^u will allow them to lie down,” declares^v the Lord Yahweh. ¹⁶“I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the scattered, and I will bind up the one hurt, and I will strengthen the sick; and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed her with justice.”

¹⁷“ ‘And you, my flock, thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am judging between one sheep and another,^w between the rams and between the he-goats. ¹⁸Is it not enough for you^x that you feed on the good pasture? And still you must trample the remainder of your pasture with your feet, and clear water^y you drink, and the leftover water^z you must make muddy with your feet. ¹⁹And my flock must graze the pasture treaded upon by^a your feet, and must drink the mud puddle stirred up by^b your feet.”

²⁰“ ‘Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh to them: “Look! I, even I will judge between fat sheep and between lean sheep, ²¹because with your flank and with your shoulder you shoved, and with your horns you pushed all of the sick animals until^c you scattered it^d to the outside. ²²And so I will save my flock, and they will no longer be^e for plunder, and I will judge between one sheep and another.^{f 23}And I will set up over them one shepherd, and he will feed them; that is, my servant David. He will feed them, and he will be for them as^g a shepherd. ²⁴And I, Yahweh, I will be for them as God,^h and my servant David will be a leader in the midst of them. I, Yahweh, I have spoken.