1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, fr.

2Yo, son of man, drop some truth on the shepherds of Israel, tell 'em what the Lord God says; like, woe to the shepherds who just feed themselves! Shouldn’t they be looking out for the flock?

3Y’all munchin’ on the good stuff and rockin’ the wool, but you’re out here takin’ out the ones you should be feeding: but you’re not even feeding the flock, no cap.

4You didn’t help the sick ones, you didn’t heal the broken, and you didn’t bring back the lost; instead, you ruled them with force and cruelty, that’s just savage.

5They got scattered ‘cause there ain’t no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild beasts out there when they were lost, periodt.

6My sheep were vibin’ all over the mountains and high hills, my flock was spread out everywhere, and no one even bothered to look for them, sus.

7So, shepherds, listen up to the word of the Lord;

8As I live, says the Lord God, for real, my flock became prey, and they were food for every beast out there ‘cause there was no shepherd, and my shepherds just fed themselves instead of the flock;

9So, yo shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;

10The Lord God says: I’m coming for the shepherds; I’ll hold them accountable for my flock, and they won’t be feeding themselves anymore; I’m gonna rescue my flock from their mouths, they won’t be food for them, no doubt.

11Yo, the Lord’s like, “I’m gonna vibe check my sheep and find them, no cap.”

12Just like a shepherd hunts for his squad when they’re scattered, I’m gonna hunt down my peeps and rescue them from all the sketchy spots on those cloudy days.

13I’ll scoop them up from the nations, bring them back home, and serve them some good eats by the rivers and chill spots in Israel.

14I’ll hook them up with a dope pasture, and on those high mountains of Israel, they’ll chill in a cozy fold and feast on the best vibes.

15I’m gonna feed my crew and let them rest, says the Lord God.

16I’ll find the lost ones, bring back the strays, fix the broken, and boost the weak; but I’ll take down the fat and strong ones and feed them some real talk.

17And for you, my flock, the Lord says, “I’m judging between the cattle, the rams, and the he-goats.”

18You think it’s chill to munch on the best pastures while trampling the leftovers? And drinking deep but messing up the rest with your feet?

19My sheep gotta eat what you’ve trampled and drink what you’ve messed up, that’s just sus.

20So the Lord’s saying, “I’m judging between the fat cows and the skinny ones.”

21Y'all been pushing the weak ones around like it’s nothing, scattering them everywhere; that’s sus.

22So I'm gonna save my squad, no more getting wrecked; I’ll be the judge between the cattle, periodt.

23I’m gonna set up one dope shepherd over them, my dude David; he’s gonna feed them and be their rizz master.

24I, the Lord, will be their God, and my homie David will be a prince; trust, I said it.

25I’ll hook them up with a peace deal, and I’ll make the wild beasts chill out; they’ll vibe safely in the wilderness and catch some Z’s in the woods.

26I’ll bless them and the spots around my hill; I’ll send down the good vibes in season; there’ll be showers of blessings, no cap.

27The trees will drop their fruit, the earth will produce, and they’ll be safe in their land; they’ll know I’m the Lord when I break their chains and free them from the oppressors.

28They won’t be prey to the outsiders anymore, and the beasts won’t munch on them; they’ll chill safely, no fear.

29I’ll raise up a legendary plant for them, and they won’t be hungry anymore or feel shame from the outsiders, fr.

30They’ll know I, the Lord their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my peeps, says the Lord God.

31Yo, my squad, the crew chillin' in my field, are peeps, and I'm your God, says the Lord God.

1And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

2Son 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?

3Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.

4The 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.

5And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

6My 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.

7Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;

8As 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;

9Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;

10Thus 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.

11For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

12As 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.

13And 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.

14I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

15I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God.

16I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

17And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.

18Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?

19And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

20Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.

21Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;

22Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

24And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it.

25And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

26And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.

27And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.

28And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.

29And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.

30Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord God.

31And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.