1. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2. Son of man, prophesy concerning the shepherds of Israel: prophesy, and say to the shepherds: Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, that fed themselves: should not the hocks be fed by the shepherds?
3. You ate the milk, end you clothed yourselves with the wool, and you killed that which was fat: but my flock you did not feed.
4. The weak you have not strengthened, and that which was sick you have not healed, that which was broken you have not bound up, and that which was driven away you have not brought again, neither have you sought that which was lost: but you ruled over them with rigour, and with a high hand.
5. And my sheep were scattered, because there was no shepherd: and they became the prey of all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.
6. My sheep have wandered in every mountain, and in every high hill: and my flocks mere scattered upon the face of the earth, and there was none that sought them, there was none, I say, that sought them.
7. Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:
8. As I live, saith the Lord God, forasmuch as my flocks have been made a spoil, and my sheep are become a prey to all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd: for my shepherds did not seek after my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flocks:
9. Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: