2 See ch. 2:1"Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: See Jer. 23:1Ah, shepherds of Israel [ver. 8, 10; Jude 12] who have been feeding yourselves! [2 Cor. 12:14]Should not shepherds feed the sheep? 3 Zech. 11:16You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, Zech. 11:4,5;[Mic. 3:2,3]you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. 4 [ver. 16, 21] The weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, [See ver. 3above] the injured you have not bound up, [See ver. 3above] the strayed you have not brought back, [Matt. 18:12;Luke 15:4] the lost you have not sought, and with force and Ex. 1:13,14;[1 Pet. 5:3]harshness you have ruled them. 5 1 Kgs. 22:17;Matt. 9:36So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and [Jer. 50:7,17]they became food for all the wild beasts. My sheep were scattered;
The Lord God Will Seek Them Out
11 "For thus says the Lord God: [Luke 19:10;John 10:11] Behold, I, I [Mic. 4:6,7]myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on ch. 30:3a day of clouds and Joel 2:2;Zeph. 1:15thick darkness.