5. So they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered.
6. My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and on every high hill; yes, My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and no one was seeking or searching for them.”
7. ‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:
8. “As I live,” says the Lord God, “surely because My flock became a prey, and My flock became food for every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, nor did My shepherds search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock”—
9. therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of the Lord!