1And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Many Bible Versions
2Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? Many Bible Versions
3Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. Many Bible Versions
4The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. Many Bible Versions
5And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. Many Bible Versions
6My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them. Many Bible Versions
7Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord; Many Bible Versions
8As I live, saith 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, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; Many Bible Versions
9Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord; Many Bible Versions
10Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. Many Bible Versions
11For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. Many Bible Versions
12As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. Many Bible Versions
13And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. Many Bible Versions
14I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. Many Bible Versions
15I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God. Many Bible Versions
16I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment. Many Bible Versions
17And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats. Many Bible Versions
18Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet? Many Bible Versions
19And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet. Many Bible Versions
20Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. Many Bible Versions
21Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; Many Bible Versions
22Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle. Many Bible Versions
23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. Many Bible Versions
24And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it. Many Bible Versions
25And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. Many Bible Versions
26And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. Many Bible Versions
27And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. Many Bible Versions
28And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. Many Bible Versions
29And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. Many Bible Versions
30Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord God. Many Bible Versions
31And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God. Many Bible Versions