And the wordof the LORDcameuntome, saying, Sonof man, prophesyagainstthe shepherdsof Israel, prophesy, and sayuntothem, Thussaiththe LordGODunto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherdsof Israelthatdo feedthemselves! should notthe shepherdsfeedthe flocks? Ye eatthe fat, and ye clotheyou withthe wool, ye killthem that are fed: but ye feednotthe flock. The diseasedhave ye notstrengthened, neitherhave ye healedthat which was sick, neitherhave ye bound up that which was broken, neitherhave ye brought againthat which was driven away, neitherhave ye soughtthat which was lost; but with forceand with crueltyhave ye ruledthem. And they were scattered, because there is noshepherd: and they becamemeatto allthe beastsof the field, when they were scattered. My sheepwanderedthrough allthe mountains, and uponeveryhighhill: yea, my flockwas scattereduponallthe faceof the earth, and nonedid searchor seek after them . Therefore, ye shepherds, hearthe wordof the LORD; As Ilive, saiththe LordGOD, surelybecausemy flockbecamea prey, and my flockbecamemeatto everybeastof the field, because there was noshepherd, neitherdid my shepherdssearchfor my flock, but the shepherdsfedthemselves, and fednotmy flock; Therefore, O ye shepherds, hearthe wordof the LORD; Thussaiththe LordGOD; Behold, I am againstthe shepherds; and I will requiremy flockat their hand, and cause them to ceasefrom feedingthe flock; neithershall the shepherdsfeedthemselves any more; for I will delivermy flockfrom their mouth, that they may notbemeatfor them. Forthussaiththe LordGOD; Behold, I, even I, will both searchmy sheep, and seek them out. As a shepherdseeketh outhis flockin the daythat he isamonghis sheep that are scattered; sowill I seek outmy sheep, and will deliverthem out of allplaceswherethey have been scatteredin the cloudyand darkday. And I will bring them outfromthe people, and gatherthem fromthe countries, and will bringthem totheir own land, and feedthem uponthe mountainsof Israelby the rivers, and in allthe inhabited placesof the country. I will feedthem in a goodpasture, and upon the highmountainsof Israelshall their foldbe: thereshall they liein a goodfold, and in a fatpastureshall they feeduponthe mountainsof Israel. Iwill feedmy flock, and Iwill cause them to lie down, saiththe LordGOD. I will seekthat which was lost, and bring againthat which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthenthat which was sick: but I will destroythe fatand the strong; I will feedthem with judgment. And as for you, O my flock, thussaiththe LordGOD; Behold, I judgebetweencattleand cattle, between the ramsand the he goats. Seemeth it a small thinguntoyou to have eaten upthe goodpasture, but ye must tread downwith your feetthe residueof your pastures? and to have drunkof the deepwaters, but ye must foulthe residuewith your feet? And as for my flock, they eatthat which ye have troddenwith your feet; and they drinkthat which ye have fouledwith your feet. Thereforethussaiththe LordGODuntothem; Behold, I, even I, will judgebetweenthe fatcattleand betweenthe leancattle. Becauseye have thrustwith sideand with shoulder, and pushedallthe diseasedwith your horns, tillye have scatteredthem abroad; Therefore will I savemy flock, and they shall nomorebea prey; and I will judgebetweencattleand cattle. And I will set uponeshepherdoverthem, and he shall feedthem, even my servantDavid; he shall feedthem, and heshall betheir shepherd. And Ithe LORDwill betheir God, and my servantDavida princeamongthem; Ithe LORDhave spoken it . And I will makewith them a covenantof peace, and will cause the evilbeaststo ceaseout ofthe land: and they shall dwellsafelyin the wilderness, and sleepin the woods. And I will makethem and the places round aboutmy hilla blessing; and I will cause the showerto come downin his season; there shall beshowersof blessing. And the treeof the fieldshall yieldher fruit, and the earthshall yieldher increase, and they shall besafeintheir land, and shall knowthatI am the LORD, when I have brokenthe bandsof their yoke, and deliveredthem out of the handof those that servedthemselves of them. And they shall nomorebea preyto the heathen, neithershall the beastof the landdevourthem; but they shall dwellsafely, and noneshall make them afraid. And I will raise upfor them a plantof renown, and they shall benomoreconsumedwith hungerin the land, neitherbearthe shameof the heathenany more. Thus shall they knowthatIthe LORDtheir God am withthem, and that they, even the houseof Israel, are my people, saiththe LordGOD. And yemy flock, the flockof my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saiththe LordGOD.