17. “‘This is what the Lord God says: And as for you, my flock, I will judge between one sheep and another. I will judge between the male sheep and the male goats.
18. Is it not enough for you to eat grass in the good land? Must you crush the rest of the grass with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you make the rest of the water muddy with your feet?
19. Must my flock eat what you crush? And must they drink what you make muddy with your feet?
20. “‘So this is what the Lord God says to them: I, myself, will judge between the fat sheep and the thin sheep.
21. You push with your side and with your shoulder. You knock down all the weak sheep with your horns. You do this until you have forced them away.
22. So I will save my flock. They will not be hurt anymore. I will judge between one sheep and another.
23. Then I will put one shepherd over them, my servant David. He will feed them. He will tend them and will be their shepherd.
24. Then I, the Lord, will be their God. And my servant David will be a ruler among them. I, the Lord, have spoken.
25. “‘And I will make an agreement of peace with my sheep. I will remove harmful animals from the land. Then the sheep will live safely in the desert. And they will sleep in the woods without danger.