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Son of man,prophesy against the shepherds of Israel,prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the LordGOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherdsfeed the flocks?
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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.
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My sheepwandered through all the mountains, and upon every highhill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
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Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
h'wh.y r;b.D -t,a .W[.miv ~yi[{r !ek'l
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As I live,saith the LordGOD, 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 shepherdssearch for my flock, but the shepherdsfed themselves, and fed not my flock;
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Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
h'wh.y -r;b.D .W[.miv ~yi[{r'h !ek'l
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Thus saith the LordGOD; 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 shepherdsfeed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
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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 darkday.
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And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
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I will feed them in a goodpasture, and upon the highmountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a goodfold, and in a fatpasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.