2 "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who have been feeding themselves! 34:2 Jr 23:1 Shouldn’t the shepherds feed their flock? 3 You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened animals, but you do not tend the flock. 34:3 Pr 27:234 You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost. 34:4 Zch 11:16; Lk 15:4 Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. 5 They were scattered for lack of a shepherd; 34:5 Nm 27:17; 1Kg 22:17; Jr 10:21; 23:2; 50:6; Mt 9:36 they became food for all the wild animals 34:5 Ezk 34:28 when they were scattered.
11 " ‘For this is what the Lord God says: See, I myself will search for my flock and look for them. 12 As a shepherd looks for his sheep on the day he is among his scattered flock, so I will look for my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered 34:12 Jr 23:3 on a day of clouds and total darkness.