Ezekiel 34:23–31

²³Then I will put over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and tend them and be their shepherd. ²⁴Then I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David will be a ruler among them. I, the Lord, have spoken.

²⁵“ ‘I will make an agreement of peace with my sheep and will remove harmful animals from the land. Then the sheep will live safely in the desert and sleep in the woods. ²⁶I will bless them and let them live around my hill. I will cause the rains to come when it is time; there will be showers to bless them. ²⁷Also the trees in the countryside will give their fruit, and the land will give its harvest. And the sheep will be safe on their land. Then they will know that I am the Lord when I break the bars of their captivity and save them from the power of those who made them slaves. ²⁸They will not be led captive by the nations again. The wild animals will not eat them, but they will live safely, and no one will make them afraid. ²⁹I will give them a place famous for its good crops, so they will no longer suffer from hunger in the land. They will not suffer the insults of other nations anymore. ³⁰Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them. The nation of Israel will know that they are my people, says the Lord God. ³¹You, my human sheep, are the sheep I care for, and I am your God, says the Lord God.’ ”