Ezekiel 34:2-6 Son of man, Prophesy against the shepherds of Israel,––Prophesy, and thou shalt say unto them, even to the shepherds––Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh––Alas! for the shepherds of Israel who have been tending, themselves, Is it not, the flock, that the shepherds should tend?

Rotherham⁽ⁱ⁾ ² Son of man, Prophesy against the shepherds of Israel,––Prophesy, and thou shalt say unto them, even to the shepherds––Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh––Alas! for the shepherds of Israel who have been tending, themselves, Is it not, the flock, that the shepherds should tend? ³ The milk, ye do eat, And, with the wool, ye do clothe yourselves, The well–fed, ye do sacrifice, The flock, ye do not tend: ⁴ The weak, have ye not strengthened, And, the sick, have ye not healed, And, the torn, have ye not bound up, And, that which was driven out, have ye not brought back, And, that which was straying, have ye not sought out; But, with force, have ye ruled them, and with rigour. ⁵ And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; And they became food for every wild beast of the field, So were they scattered. ⁶ My sheep did wander, through all the mountains, And over every high hill,––And, over all the face of the land, were my sheep scattered, And there was none, to inquire, And none, to seek out.