5. The sheep were scattered because there was no shepherd. Then they became food for every wild animal.
6. My flock wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over all the face of the earth. And no one searched or looked for them.
7. “‘So, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord God says:
8. As surely as I live, my flock has been caught. It has become food for all the wild animals. This is because the flock has no shepherd. The shepherds did not search for my flock. No, they fed themselves instead of my flock.
9. So, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.