Chapter 34

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,²

Son of man, prophesy¹⁰ against the shepherds⁶ of Israel, prophesy,¹⁰ and say¹ unto them, Thus saith¹ the Lord GOD unto the shepherds;⁶ Woe [be] to the shepherds⁶ of Israel that do feed⁶ themselves! should not the shepherds⁶ feed⁴ the flocks?

Ye eat⁴ the fat, and ye clothe⁴ you with the wool, ye kill⁴ them that are fed: [but] ye feed⁴ not the flock.

The diseased¹² have ye not strengthened,¹⁴ neither have ye healed¹⁴ that which was sick,⁶ neither have ye bound up¹ [that which was] broken,¹² neither have ye brought again⁵² that which was driven away,¹² neither have ye sought¹⁴ that which was lost;⁶ but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled¹ them.

And they were scattered,⁴ because [there is] no shepherd:⁶ and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.⁴

My sheep wandered⁴ through all the mountains, and upon every high⁶ hill: yea, my flock was scattered⁸ upon all the face of the earth, and none did search⁶ or seek¹⁸ [after them].

Therefore, ye shepherds,⁶ hear³ the word of the LORD;

[As] I live, saith⁷ the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because [there was] no shepherd,⁶ neither did my shepherds⁶ search¹ for my flock, but the shepherds⁶ fed⁴ themselves, and fed¹ not my flock;

Therefore, O ye shepherds,⁶ hear³ the word of the LORD;

Thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against the shepherds;⁶ and I will require¹ my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease⁵² from feeding² the flock; neither shall the shepherds⁶ feed⁴ themselves any more; for I will deliver⁵² my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

For thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; Behold, I, [even] I, will both search¹ my sheep, and seek them out.¹⁴

As a shepherd⁶ seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep [that are] scattered;¹² so will I seek out¹⁷ my sheep, and will deliver⁵² them out of all places where they have been scattered⁸ in the cloudy and dark day.

And I will bring them out⁵² from the people, and gather¹⁴ them from the countries, and will bring⁵² them to their own land, and feed¹ them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

I will feed⁴ them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie⁴ in a good fold, and [in] a fat pasture shall they feed⁴ upon the mountains of Israel.

I will feed⁴ my flock, and I will cause them to lie down,⁵⁵ saith⁷ the Lord GOD.

I will seek¹⁷ that which was lost,⁶ and bring again⁵⁵ that which was driven away,¹² and will bind up⁴ [that which was] broken,¹² and will strengthen¹⁷ that which was sick:⁶ but I will destroy⁵⁵ the fat and the strong; I will feed⁴ them with judgment.

And [as for] you, O my flock, thus saith¹ the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge⁶ between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.

[Seemeth it] a small thing unto you to have eaten up⁴ the good pasture, but ye must tread down⁴ with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk⁴ of the deep waters, but ye must foul⁴ the residue¹² with your feet?

And [as for] my flock, they eat⁴ that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink⁴ that which ye have fouled with your feet.

Therefore thus saith¹ the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, [even] I, will judge¹ between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.

Because ye have thrust⁴ with side and with shoulder, and pushed¹⁷ all the diseased¹² with your horns, till ye have scattered⁵² them abroad;

Therefore will I save⁵² my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge¹ between cattle and cattle.

And I will set up⁵² one shepherd⁶ over them, and he shall feed¹ them, [even] my servant David; he shall feed⁴ them, and he shall be their shepherd.⁶

And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken¹⁴ [it].

And I will make¹ with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease⁵² out of the land: and they shall dwell¹ safely in the wilderness, and sleep¹ in the woods. ³²⁶⁴

And I will make¹ them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down⁵² in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

And the tree of the field shall yield¹ her fruit, and the earth shall yield⁴ her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know¹ that I [am] the LORD, when I have broken² the bands of their yoke, and delivered⁵² them out of the hand of those that served⁶ themselves of them.

And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour⁴ them; but they shall dwell¹ safely, and none shall make [them] afraid.⁵⁶

And I will raise up⁵² for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed⁷ with hunger in the land, neither bear⁴ the shame of the heathen any more.

Thus shall they know¹ that I the LORD their God [am] with them, and [that] they, [even] the house of Israel, [are] my people, saith⁷ the Lord GOD.

And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, [are] men, [and] I [am] your God, saith⁷ the Lord GOD.