2 "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God to the shepherds: Jer. 23:1; Ezek. 22:25; Mic. 3:1–3, 11; Zech. 11:17"Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3 Is. 56:11; Zech. 11:16You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you Ezek. 33:25, 26; Mic. 3:1–3; Zech. 11:5slaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock. 4 Zech. 11:16The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor Matt. 9:36; 10:16; 18:12, 13; Luke 15:4sought what was lost; but with (1 Pet. 5:3)force and cruelty you have ruled them. 5 Ezek. 33:21So they were Num. 27:17; 1 Kin. 22:17; Jer. 10:21; Matt. 9:36; Mark 6:34scattered because therewas no shepherd; Is. 56:9; Jer. 12:9and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered.
God, the True Shepherd
11 ‘For thus says the Lord God: "Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out. 12 As a Jer. 31:10shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on Jer. 13:16; Ezek. 30:3; Joel 2:2a cloudy and dark day.