26:033:032 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely
song of one that
hath
a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument:
for
they
hear thy words, but they do them not.
26:033:033 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will
come,) then shall
they
know that a prophet hath been among them.
26:034:001 And the word of the lord came unto me, saying,
26:034:002 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds
of Israel,
prophesy,
and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord god unto
the
shepherds;
Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed
themselves!
should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
26:034:003 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with
the wool, ye kill them
that
are fed: but ye feed not the flock.
26:034:004 The diseased have ye not strengthened,
neither have ye healed
that
which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which
was
broken,
neither have ye brought again that which was driven
away,
neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with
force
and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
26:034:005 And they were scattered, because there
is no shepherd: and
they
became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they
were
scattered.
26:034:006 My sheep wandered through all the mountains,
and upon every
high
hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the
face of
the
earth, and none did search or seek after them.
26:034:007 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the lord;
26:034:008 As I live, saith the Lord god, surely
because my flock became
a
prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the
field,
because
there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search
for
my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed
not my
flock;
26:034:009 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the lord;
26:034:010 Thus saith the Lord god; Behold, I
am against the shepherds;
and
I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them
to
cease
from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds
feed
themselves
any more; for I will deliver my flock from their
mouth,
that they may not be meat for them.
26:034:011 For thus saith the Lord god; Behold,
I, even I, will both
search
my sheep, and seek them out.
26:034:012 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in
the day that he is
among
his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my
sheep,
and will deliver them out of all places where they
have
been
scattered in the cloudy and dark day.


