11 For this is what the Lord God says: Watch as I myself will go looking for my sheep, searching to find them. 12 Just like a shepherd goes looking for his lost sheep when he is with the flock, so I will look for my sheep.
I will rescue them from everywhere they were scattered on a dark and dismal day. 13 I will take them out from among the other nations. I will gather them from the different countries, and bring them back to their own country. Like a shepherd I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and everywhere that people live in the country. 14 I will provide them with good pasture and places to graze in the high mountains of Israel. They will also be able to rest there in the good pasture and in the places to graze in mountains of Israel.
15 I myself will look after my sheep and give them a place to rest, declares the Lord God. 16 I will go looking for the lost, bring home the strays, bandage the injured, and strengthen the weak. However, I will destroy those who are fat and strong. Because I do what’s right, I will be sure to take care of them.