1. The word of the Lord came to me:
2. “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them – to the shepherds: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not shepherds feed the flock?
3. You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the choice animals, but you do not feed the sheep!
4. You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost, but with force and harshness you have ruled over them.