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And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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Son of man , prophesy against the shepherds of Israel , prophesy, and say unto them, even to the shepherds , Thus saith the Lord Jehovah : Woe unto the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the sheep ?
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Ye eat the fat , and ye clothe you with the wool , ye kill the fatlings; but ye feed not the sheep .
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The diseased have ye not strengthened , neither have ye healed that which was sick , neither have ye bound up that which was broken , neither have ye brought back that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor have ye ruled over them.
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And they were scattered , because there was no shepherd ; and they became food to all the beasts of the field , and were scattered .
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My sheep wandered through all the mountains , and upon every high hill : yea, my sheep were scattered upon all the face of the earth ; and there was none that did search or seek [after them].
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Therefore, ye shepherds , hear the word of Jehovah :
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As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah , surely forasmuch as my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became food to all the beasts of the field , because there was no shepherd , neither did my shepherds search for my sheep , but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my sheep ;
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therefore, ye shepherds , hear the word of Jehovah :
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Thus saith the Lord Jehovah : Behold, I am against the shepherds ; and I will require my sheep at their hand , and cause them to cease from feeding the sheep ; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; and I will deliver my sheep from their mouth , that they may not be food for them.
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For thus saith the Lord Jehovah : Behold, I myself, even I, will search for my sheep , and will seek them out.
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As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep ; and I will deliver them out of all places whither they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day .
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And I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land ; and I will feed them upon the mountains of Israel , by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited places of the country .
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I will feed them with good pasture ; and upon the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold; and on fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel .
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I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep , and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah .
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I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken , and will strengthen that which was sick : but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in justice .
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And as for you, O my flock , thus saith the Lord Jehovah : Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep , the rams and the he-goats.
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Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the good pasture , but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture ? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet ?
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And as for my sheep , they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet , and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet .
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Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto them: Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
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Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder , and push all the diseased with your horns , till ye have scattered them abroad;
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therefore will I save my flock , and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep .
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And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David ; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd .
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And I, Jehovah , will be their God , and my servant David prince among them; I, Jehovah , have spoken it.
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And I will make with them a covenant of peace , and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land ; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness , and sleep in the woods .
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And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing.
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And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit , and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land ; and they shall know that I am Jehovah , when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those that made bondmen of them.
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And they shall no more be a prey to the nations , neither shall the beasts of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid.
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And I will raise up unto them a plantation for renown, and they shall be no more consumed with famine in the land , neither bear the shame of the nations any more.
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And they shall know that I, Jehovah , their God am with them, and that they, the house of Israel , are my people, saith the Lord Jehovah .
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And ye my sheep , the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God , saith the Lord Jehovah .