Ezekiel 34:1-3

International Standard Version

Israel’s False Shepherds

34 A message came from the Lord for me, and it had this to say: ² “Son of Man, prophesy against Israel’s shepherds. Tell those shepherds, ‘This is what the Lord God says:

“Woe to you shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves and not the sheep. Shouldn’t shepherds feed the sheep? ³ You’re eating the best parts,^[a] clothing yourselves with the wool, and slaughtering the home-grown sheep without having fed the sheep!