2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God to the shepherds: ^a“Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?  ‡

3 ^aYou eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you ^bslaughter the fatlings, but you do not feed the flock.  ‡

4 ^aThe weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor ^bsought what was lost; but with ^cforce and cruelty you have ruled them.  ‡

5 ^aSo they were ^bscattered because there was no shepherd; ^cand they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered.  ‡