1 A nd there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 ` Son of man, prophesy concerning shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and thou hast said unto them: To the shepherds, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo the shepherds of Israel, Who have been feeding themselves! The flock do not the shepherds feed?

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God to the shepherds: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

3 T he fat ye do eat, and the wool ye put on, The fed one ye slaughter, the flock ye feed not.

You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock.

4 T he weak ye have not strengthened, And the sick one ye have not healed, And the broken ye have not bound up, And the driven away have not brought back, And the lost ye have not sought, And with might ye have ruled them and with rigour.

The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty you have ruled them.

5 A nd they are scattered from want of a shepherd, And are for food to every beast of the field, Yea, they are scattered.

So they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered.

6 G o astray do My flock on all the mountains, And on every high hill, And on all the face of the land have My flock been scattered, And there is none inquiring, and none seeking.

My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them. ”

7 T herefore, shepherds, hear a word of Jehovah:

‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

8 I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, If not, because of My flock being for a prey, Yea, My flock is for food to every beast of the field, Because there is no shepherd, And My shepherds have not sought My flock, And the shepherds do feed themselves, And My flock they have not fed.

“ As I live,” says the Lord God, “surely because My flock became a prey, and My flock became food for every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock”—

9 T herefore, O shepherds, hear a word of Jehovah:

therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of the Lord!

10 T hus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I against the shepherds, And have required My flock from their hand, And caused them to cease from feeding the flock, And no more do the shepherds feed themselves, And I have delivered My flock from their mouth, And they are not to them for food.

Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require My flock at their hand; I will cause them to cease feeding the sheep, and the shepherds shall feed themselves no more; for I will deliver My flock from their mouths, that they may no longer be food for them.” God, the True Shepherd

11 F or thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I -- even I, have required My flock, And I have sought it out.

‘For thus says the Lord God: “Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out.

12 A s a shepherd's searching of his drove, In the day of his being in the midst of his scattered flock, so I do seek My flock, And have delivered them out of all places, Whither they have been scattered, In a day of cloud and thick darkness.

As a shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on a cloudy and dark day.

13 A nd brought them out from the peoples, And have gathered them from the lands, And brought them unto their own ground, And have fed them on mountains of Israel, By streams, and by all dwellings of the land.

And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country.

14 W ith good pasture I do feed them, And on mountains of the high place of Israel is their habitation, There do they lie down in a good habitation, And fat pastures they enjoy on mountains of Israel.

I will feed them in good pasture, and their fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel. There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

15 I feed My flock, and cause them to lie down, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

I will feed My flock, and I will make them lie down,” says the Lord God.

16 T he lost I seek, and the driven away bring back, And the broken I bind up, and the sick I strengthen, And the fat and the strong I destroy, I feed it with judgment.

“I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment.”

17 A nd you, My flock, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am judging between sheep and sheep, Between rams and he-goats.

‘And as for you, O My flock, thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I shall judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and goats.

18 I s it a little thing for you -- the good pasture ye enjoy, And the remnant of your pasture ye tread down with your feet, And a depth of waters ye do drink, And the remainder with your feet ye trample,

Is it too little for you to have eaten up the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture—and to have drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul the residue with your feet?

19 A nd My flock the trodden thing of your feet consumeth, And the trampled thing of your feet drinketh?

And as for My flock, they eat what you have trampled with your feet, and they drink what you have fouled with your feet.”

20 T herefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah to them: Lo, I -- even I, have judged between fat sheep and lean sheep.

‘Therefore thus says the Lord God to them: “Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat and the lean sheep.

21 B ecause with side and with shoulder ye thrust away, And with your horns push all the diseased, Till ye have scattered them to the out-place,

Because you have pushed with side and shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your horns, and scattered them abroad,

22 A nd I have given safety to My flock, And they are not any more for prey, And I have judged between sheep and sheep.

therefore I will save My flock, and they shall no longer be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.

23 A nd have raised up over them one shepherd, And he hath fed them -- my servant David, He doth feed them, and he is their shepherd,

I will establish one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd.

24 A nd I, Jehovah, I am their God, And My servant David prince in their midst, I, Jehovah, have spoken.

And I, the Lord, will be their God, and My servant David a prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken.

25 A nd I have made for them a covenant of peace, And caused evil beasts to cease out of the land, And they have dwelt in a wilderness confidently, And they have slept in forests.

“I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

26 A nd I have given them, and the suburbs of my hill, a blessing, And caused the shower to come down in its season, Showers of blessing they are.

I will make them and the places all around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing.

27 A nd given hath the tree of the field its fruit, And the land doth give her increase, And they have been on their land confident, And they have known that I Jehovah, In My breaking the bands of their yoke, And I have delivered them from the hand of those laying service on them.

Then the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase. They shall be safe in their land; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them from the hand of those who enslaved them.

28 A nd they are no more a prey to nations, And the beast of the earth devoureth them not, And they have dwelt confidently, And there is none troubling.

And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid.

29 A nd I have raised for them a plant for renown, And they are no more consumed by hunger in the land, And they bear no more the shame of the nations.

I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they shall no longer be consumed with hunger in the land, nor bear the shame of the Gentiles anymore.

30 A nd they have known that I, Jehovah, their God, with them, And they -- the house of Israel -- My people, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Thus they shall know that I, the Lord their God, am with them, and they, the house of Israel, are My people,” says the Lord God.’

31 A nd ye, My flock, the flock of My pasture, Men ye -- I your God, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!'

“You are My flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men, and I am your God,” says the Lord God.