Ezekiel 34:2–10

²“Son of man,^a 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? ³The fat you eat, and you clothe yourself with the wool; the well-nourished animals you slaughter, but you do not feed the flock. ⁴The weak you have not strengthened, and the sick you have not healed, and with respect to^b the hurt^c 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^d and with ruthlessness. ⁵And they were scattered without^e a shepherd, and they were^f as food for all the animals^g of the field when they were scattered. ⁶My flock went astray upon all of the mountains and on every high hill, and so upon all the surface of the world^h my flock were scattered, and there was no one seeking them,ⁱ and there was no one searching for them.”^{j 7}Therefore, hear, O shepherds, the word of Yahweh: ⁸“As I live,”^k declares^l the Lord Yahweh, “Surely^m because my flock have become as plunder, and my flock became as food toⁿ all the animals^o of the field, since there was not a shepherd, since my shepherds have not sought my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and they fed not my flock,’ ” ⁹therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of Yahweh, ¹⁰‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I am against the shepherds, and I will seek my flock from their hand, and I will put an end to them from shepherding flocks, and the shepherds will no longer^p feed themselves, and I will deliver my flocks from their mouth, so that they will not be as food for them.”