And the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} came unto me, saying,{H559}

Son{H1121} of man,{H120} prophesy{H5012} against the shepherds{H7462} of Israel,{H3478} prophesy,{H5012} and say{H559} unto them, even to the shepherds,{H7462} Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H136} Woe{H1945} unto the shepherds{H7462} of Israel{H3478} that do feed{H7462} themselves! should not the shepherds{H7462} feed{H7462} the sheep?{H6629}

Ye eat{H398} the fat,{H2459} and ye clothe{H3847} you with the wool,{H6785} ye kill{H2076} the fatlings;{H1277} but ye feed{H1277} not the sheep.{H6629}

The diseased{H2470} have ye not strengthened,{H2388} neither have ye healed{H7495} that which was sick,{H2470} neither have ye bound up{H2280} that which was broken,{H7665} neither have ye brought back{H7725} that which was driven away,{H5080} neither have ye sought{H1245} that which was lost;{H6} but with force{H2394} and with rigor{H6531} have ye ruled{H7287} over them.

And they were scattered,{H6327} because there was no shepherd;{H7462} and they became food{H402} to all the beasts{H2416} of the field,{H7704} and were scattered.{H6327}

My sheep{H6629} wandered{H7686} through all the mountains,{H2022} and upon every high{H7311} hill:{H1389} yea, my sheep{H6629} were scattered{H6327} upon all the face{H6440} of the earth;{H776} and there was none that did search{H1875} or seek{H1245} [after them].

Therefore, ye shepherds,{H7462} hear{H8085} the word{H1697} of Jehovah:{H3068}

As I live,{H2416} saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah,{H136} surely forasmuch as my sheep{H6629} became a prey,{H957} and my sheep{H6629} became food{H402} to all the beasts{H2416} of the field,{H7704} because there was no shepherd,{H7462} neither did my shepherds{H7462} search{H1875} for my sheep,{H6629} but the shepherds{H7462} fed{H7462} themselves, and fed{H7462} not my sheep;{H6629}

therefore, ye shepherds,{H7462} hear{H8085} the word{H1697} of Jehovah:{H3068}

Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H3069} Behold, I am against the shepherds;{H7462} and I will require{H1875} my sheep{H6629} at their hand,{H3027} and cause them to cease{H7673} from feeding{H7462} the sheep;{H6629} neither shall the shepherds{H7462} feed{H7462} themselves any more; and I will deliver{H5337} my sheep{H6629} from their mouth,{H6310} that they may not be food{H402} for them.

For thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H136} Behold, I myself, even I, will search{H1875} for my sheep,{H6629} and will seek them out.{H1239}

As a shepherd{H7462} seeketh out{H1243} his flock{H5739} in the day{H3117} that he is among{H8432} his sheep{H6629} that are scattered{H6567} abroad, so will I seek out{H1239} my sheep;{H6629} and I will deliver{H5337} them out of all places{H4725} whither they have been scattered{H6327} in the cloudy{H6051} and dark{H6205} day.{H3117}

And I will bring them out{H3318} from the peoples,{H5971} and gather{H6908} them from the countries,{H776} and will bring{H935} them into their own land;{H127} and I will feed{H7462} them upon the mountains{H2022} of Israel,{H3478} by the watercourses,{H650} and in all the inhabited places{H4186} of the country.{H776}

I will feed{H7462} them with good{H2896} pasture;{H4829} and upon the mountains{H2022} of the height{H4791} of Israel{H3478} shall their fold{H5116} be: there shall they lie{H7257} down in a good{H2896} fold;{H5116} and on fat{H8082} pasture{H4829} shall they feed{H7462} upon the mountains{H2022} of Israel.{H3478}

I myself will be the shepherd{H7462} of my sheep,{H6629} and I will cause them to lie down,{H7257} saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah.{H3069}

I will seek{H1245} that which was lost,{H6} and will bring back{H7725} that which was driven away,{H5080} and will bind up{H2280} that which was broken,{H7665} and will strengthen{H2388} that which was sick:{H2470} but the fat{H8082} and the strong{H2389} I will destroy;{H8045} I will feed{H7462} them in justice.{H4941}

And as for you,{H859} O my flock,{H6629} thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H136} Behold, I judge{H8199} between sheep{H7716} and sheep,{H7716} the rams{H352} and the he-goats.{H6260}

Seemeth it a small thing{H4592} unto you to have fed{H7462} upon the good{H2896} pasture,{H4829} but ye must tread down{H7429} with your feet{H7272} the residue{H3499} of your pasture?{H4829} and to have drunk{H8354} of the clear{H4950} waters,{H4325} but ye must foul{H7515} the residue{H3498} with your feet?{H7272}

And as for my sheep,{H6629} they eat{H7462} that which ye have trodden{H4823} with your feet,{H7272} and they drink{H8354} that which ye have fouled{H4833} with your feet.{H7272}

Therefore thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah{H136} unto them: Behold, I, even I, will judge{H8199} between the fat{H1274} sheep{H7716} and the lean{H7330} sheep.{H7716}

Because ye thrust{H1920} with side{H6654} and with shoulder,{H3802} and push{H5055} all the diseased{H2470} with your horns,{H7161} till ye have scattered{H6327} them abroad;{H2351}

therefore will I save{H3467} my flock,{H6629} and they shall no more be a prey;{H957} and I will judge{H8199} between sheep{H7716} and sheep.{H7716}

And I will set up{H6965} one{H259} shepherd{H7462} over them, and he shall feed{H7462} them, even my servant{H5650} David;{H1732} he shall feed{H7462} them, and he shall be their shepherd.{H7462}

And I, Jehovah,{H3068} will be their God,{H430} and my servant{H5650} David{H1732} prince{H5387} among{H8432} them; I, Jehovah,{H3068} have spoken{H1696} it.

And I will make{H3772} with them a covenant{H1285} of peace,{H7965} and will cause evil{H7451} beasts{H2416} to cease{H7673} out of the land;{H776} and they shall dwell{H3427} securely{H983} in the wilderness,{H4057} and sleep{H3462} in the woods.{H3293}

And I will make{H5414} them and the places round about{H5439} my hill{H1389} a blessing;{H1293} and I will cause the shower{H1653} to come down{H3381} in its season;{H6256} there shall be showers{H1653} of blessing.{H1293}

And the tree{H6086} of the field{H7704} shall yield{H5414} its fruit,{H6529} and the earth{H776} shall yield{H5414} its increase,{H2981} and they shall be secure{H983} in their land;{H127} and they shall know{H3045} that I am Jehovah,{H3068} when I have broken{H7665} the bars{H4133} of their yoke,{H5923} and have delivered{H5337} them out of the hand{H3027} of those that made bondmen{H5647} of them.

And they shall no more be a prey{H957} to the nations,{H1471} neither shall the beasts{H2416} of the earth{H776} devour{H398} them; but they shall dwell{H3427} securely,{H983} and none shall make them afraid.{H2729}

And I will raise up{H6965} unto them a plantation{H4302} for renown,{H8034} and they shall be no more consumed{H622} with famine{H7458} in the land,{H776} neither bear{H5375} the shame{H3639} of the nations{H1471} any more.

And they shall know{H3045} that I, Jehovah,{H3068} their God{H430} am with them, and that they, the house{H1004} of Israel,{H3478} are my people,{H5971} saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah.{H3069}

And ye{H859} my sheep,{H6629} the sheep{H6629} of my pasture,{H4830} are men,{H120} and I am your God,{H430} saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah.{H3069}