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1078 Prophecy of Ezechiel

each man to his neighbour, saying: Come, and tered upon the face of the earth, and there was
let us hear what is the word that cometh forth none that sought them, there was none, I say,
from the Lord. that sought them.
31 And they come to thee, as if people were 7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of
coming in, and my people sit before thee: and the Lord:
hear thy words, and do them not: for they turn 8 As I live, saith the Lord God, forasmuch as
them into a song of their mouth, and their heart my flocks have been made a spoil, and my sheep
goeth after their covetousness. are become a prey to all the beasts of the field,
32 And thou art to them as a musical song because there was no shepherd: for my shepherds
which is sung with a sweet and agreeable voice: did not seek after my flock, but the shepherds fed
and they hear thy words, and do them not. themselves, and fed not my flocks:
33 And when that which was foretold shall 9 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of
come to pass, for behold it is coming, then shall the Lord:
they know that a prophet hath been among 10 Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I myself
them. come upon the shepherds, I will require my flock
at their hand, and I will cause them to cease
from feeding the flock any more, neither shall
Chapter 34 the shepherds feed themselves any more: and I
will deliver my flock from their mouth, and it
And the word of the Lord came to me, it saying: shall no more be meat for them.
2 Son of man, prophesy concerning the shep- 11 For thus saith the Lord God: Behold I my-
herds of Israel: prophesy, and say to the shep- self will seek my sheep, and will visit them.
herds: Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the 12 As the shepherd visiteth his flock in the
shepherds of Israel, that fed themselves: should day when he shall be in the midst of his sheep
not the flocks be fed by the shepherds? that were scattered, so will I visit my sheep, and
3 You ate the milk, and you clothed yourselves will deliver them out of all the places where they
with the wool, and you killed that which was fat: have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
but my flock you did not feed. 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples,
4 The weak you have not strengthened, and and will gather them out of the countries, and
that which was sick you have not healed, that will bring them to their own land: and I will feed
which was broken you have not bound up, them in the mountains of Israel, by the rivers,
and that which was driven away you have not and in all the habitations of the land.
brought again, neither have you sought that 14 I will feed them in the most fruitful pas-
which was lost: but you ruled over them with tures, and their pastures shall be in the high
rigour, and with a high hand. mountains of Israel: there shall they rest on the
5 And my sheep were scattered, because there green grass, and be fed in fat pastures upon the
was no shepherd and they became the prey of all mountains of Israel.
the beasts of the field, and were scattered. 15 I will feed my sheep: and I will cause them
6 My sheep have wandered in every mountain, to lie down, saith the Lord God.
and in every high hill: and my flocks were scat- 16 I will seek that which was lost: and that