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

 2 Son 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 ^ashepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds ^bfeed the flocks?

 3 Ye eat the ^afat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.

 4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was ^asick, 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 ^bcruelty have ye ruled them.

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

 6 My ^asheep 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.

 7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;

 8 As 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 ^ashepherds ^bfed themselves, and fed not my flock;

 9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;

 10 Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will ^arequire my flock at their hand, and cause them to ^bcease 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.

 11 For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both ^asearch my sheep, and seek them out.

 12 As a ^ashepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I ^bseek out my ^csheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been ^dscattered in the ^ecloudy and ^fdark day.

 13 And I will ^abring them out from the people, and ^bgather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own ^cland, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

 14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they ^alie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

 15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God.