1 "Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!" declares the LORD.2 Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: "Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done," declares the LORD.3 "I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and increase in number.4 I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will any be missing," declares the LORD.5 "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will raise up for David "a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.6 In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteous Savior.7 "So then, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "when people will no longer say, 'As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,'8 but they will say, 'As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the descendants of Israel up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them.' Then they will live in their own land."9 Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like a strong man overcome by wine, because of the LORD and his holy words.10 The land is full of adulterers; because of the curse "the land lies parched and the pastures in the wilderness are withered. The prophets follow an evil course and use their power unjustly.11 "Both prophet and priest are godless; even in my temple I find their wickedness," declares the LORD.12 "Therefore their path will become slippery; they will be banished to darkness and there they will fall. I will bring disaster on them in the year they are punished," declares the LORD.13 "Among the prophets of Samaria I saw this repulsive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray.14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen something horrible: They commit adultery and live a lie. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that not one of them turns from their wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah."15 Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty says concerning the prophets: "I will make them eat bitter food and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land."16 This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.17 They keep saying to those who despise me, 'The LORD says: You will have peace.' And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts they say, 'No harm will come to you.'18 But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see or to hear his word? Who has listened and heard his word?19 See, the storm of the LORD will burst out in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down on the heads of the wicked.20 The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand it clearly.21 I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.22 But if they had stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds.23 "Am I only a God nearby," declares the LORD, "and not a God far away?24 Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?" declares the LORD. "Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the LORD.25 "I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies in my name. They say, 'I had a dream! I had a dream!'26 How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions of their own minds?27 They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget my name, just as their ancestors forgot my name through Baal worship.28 Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?" declares the LORD.29 "Is not my word like fire," declares the LORD, "and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?30 "Therefore," declares the LORD, "I am against the prophets who steal from one another words supposedly from me.31 Yes," declares the LORD, "I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and yet declare, 'The LORD declares.'32 Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams," declares the LORD. "They tell them and lead my people astray with their reckless lies, yet I did not send or appoint them. They do not benefit these people in the least," declares the LORD.33 "When these people, or a prophet or a priest, ask you, 'What is the message from the LORD?' say to them, 'What message? I will forsake you, declares the LORD.'34 If a prophet or a priest or anyone else claims, 'This is a message from the LORD,' I will punish them and their household.35 This is what each of you keeps saying to your friends and other Israelites: 'What is the LORD's answer?' or 'What has the LORD spoken?'36 But you must not mention 'a message from the LORD' again, because each one's word becomes their own message. So you distort the words of the living God, the LORD Almighty, our God.37 This is what you keep saying to a prophet: 'What is the LORD's answer to you?' or 'What has the LORD spoken?'38 Although you claim, 'This is a message from the LORD,' this is what the LORD says: You used the words, 'This is a message from the LORD,' even though I told you that you must not claim, 'This is a message from the LORD.'39 Therefore, I will surely forget you and cast you out of my presence along with the city I gave to you and your ancestors.40 I will bring on you everlasting disgrace —everlasting shame that will not be forgotten."

1 [V pastoribus qui disperdunt et dilacerantgregem pascu me ! dicit Dominus.2 Ideo hc dicit Dominus Deus Isralad pastores qui pascunt populum meum :Vos dispersistis gregem meum,et ejecistis eos, et non visitastis eos :ecce ego visitabo super vosmalitiam studiorum vestrorum, ait Dominus.3 Et ego congregabo reliquias gregis meide omnibus terris ad quas ejecero eos illuc :et convertam eos ad rura sua,et crescent et multiplicabuntur.4 Et suscitabo super eos pastores, et pascent eos :non formidabunt ultra, et non pavebunt,et nullus quretur ex numero, dicit Dominus.]5 [Ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus,et suscitabo David germen justum :et regnabit rex, et sapiens erit,et faciet judicium et justitiam in terra.6 In diebus illis salvabitur Juda,et Isral habitabit confidenter :et hoc est nomen quod vocabunt eum :Dominus justus noster.7 Propter hoc ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus,et non dicent ultra : Vivit Domnus,qui eduxit filios Isral de terra gypti,8 sed : Vivit Dominus,qui eduxit et adduxit semen domus Isral de terra aquilonis,et de cunctis terris ad quas ejeceram eos illuc,et habitabunt in terra sua.]9 Ad prophetas : [Contritum est cor meum in medio mei,contremuerunt omnia ossa mea :factus sum quasi vir ebrius,et quasi homo madidus a vino,a facie Domini,et a facie verborum sanctorum ejus.10 Quia adulteris repleta est terra,quia a facie maledictionis luxit terra,arefacta sunt arva deserti :factus est cursus eorum malus :et fortitudo eorum dissimilis.11 Propheta namque et sacerdos polluti sunt,et in domo mea inveni malum eorum, ait Dominus.12 Idcirco via eorum erit quasi lubricum in tenebris :impellentur enim, et corruent in ea :afferam enim super eos mala,annum visitationis eorum, ait Dominus.13 Et in prophetis Samari vidi fatuitatem :prophetabunt in Baal,et decipiebant populum meum Isral.14 Et in prophetis Jerusalem vidi similitudinem adulterantium,et iter mendacii :et confortaverunt manus pessimorum,ut non converteretur unusquisque a malitia sua :facti sunt mihi omnes ut Sodoma,et habitatores ejus quasi Gomorrha.15 Propterea hc dicit Dominus exercituum ad prophetas :Ecce ego cibabo eos absinthio,et potabo eos felle :a prophetis enim Jerusalem egressa est pollutio super omnem terram.16 Hc dicit Dominus exercituum :Nolite audire verba prophetarumqui prophetant vobis, et decipiunt vos :visionem cordis sui loquuntur,non de ore Domini.17 Dicunt his qui blasphemant me :Locutus est Dominus : Pax erit vobis :et omni qui ambulat in pravitate cordis sui dixerunt :Non veniet super vos malum.18 Quis enim affuit in consilio Domini,et vidit, et audivit sermonem ejus ?Quis consideravit verbum illius, et audivit ?19 Ecce turbo Dominic indignationis egredietur,et tempestas erumpens super caput impiorum veniet.20 Non revertetur furor Domini,usque dum faciat et usque dum compleat cogitationem cordis sui :in novissimis diebus intelligetis consilium ejus.21 Non mittebam prophetas,et ipsi currebant :non loquebar ad eos,et ipsi prophetabant.22 Si stetissent in consilio meo,et nota fecissent verba mea populo meo,avertissem utique eos a via sua malaet a cogitationibus suis pessimis.23 Putasne Deus e vicino ego sum, dicit Dominus,et non Deus de longe ?24 Si occultabitur vir in absconditis,et ego non videbo eum ? dicit Dominus.Numquid non clum et terram ego impleo ? dicit Dominus.25 Audivi qu dixerunt prophetprophetantes in nomine meo mendacium,atque dicentes : Somniavi, somniavi.26 Usquequo istud est in corde prophetarumvaticinantium mendacium,et prophetantium seductiones cordis sui ?27 Qui volunt facere ut obliviscatur populus meus nominis mei,propter somnia eorum qu narrat unusquisque ad proximum suum,sicut obliti sunt patres eorum nominis mei propter Baal ?28 Propheta qui habet somnium,narret somnium :et qui habet sermonem meum,loquatur sermonem meum vere.Quid paleis ad triticum ? dicit Dominus.29 Numquid non verba mea sunt quasi ignis, dicit Dominus,et quasi malleus conterens petram ?30 Propterea ecce ego ad prophetas, ait Dominus,qui furantur verba mea unusquisque a proximo suo.31 Ecce ego ad prophetas, ait Dominus,qui assumunt linguas suas, et aiunt : Dicit Dominus.32 Ecce ego ad prophetas somniantes mendacium, ait Dominus :qui narraverunt ea, et seduxerunt populum meumin mendacio suo et in miraculis suis,cum ego non misissem eos, nec mandassem eis,qui nihil profuerunt populo huic, dicit Dominus.33 Si igitur interrogaverit te populus iste,vel propheta, aut sacerdos, dicens :Quod est onus Domini ?dices ad eos : Vos estis onus :projiciam quippe vos, dicit Dominus.34 Et propheta, et sacerdos, et populusqui dicit : Onus Domini :visitabo super virum illum et super domum ejus.35 Hc dicetis unusquisque ad proximum,et ad fratrem suum :Quid respondit Dominus ?et quid locutus est Dominus ?36 Et onus Domini ultra non memorabitur :quia onus erit unicuique sermo suus,et pervertistis verba Dei viventis,Domini exercituum, Dei nostri.37 Hc dices ad prophetam :Quid respondit tibi Dominus ?et quid locutus est Dominus ?38 Si autem onus Domini dixeritis,propter hoc hc dicit Dominus :Quia dixistis sermonem istum : Onus Domini,et misi ad vos dicens : Nolite dicere : Onus Domini :39 propterea ecce ego tollam vos portans,et derelinquam vos, et civitatemquam dedi vobis et patribus vestris, a facie mea :40 et dabo vos in opprobrium sempiternum,et in ignominiam ternam,qu numquam oblivione delebitur.]