thee as my people, and shall hear thy words, but shall do nothing after them; but shall whistle at thee, and live after their covetousness.

And, behold, thou shalt be their song, which they shall gladly sing and play. So they will hear your words and do nothing after them.

But when that which is to come shall come, behold, they shall know that there was a prophet among them.
(Ezekial)
Chapter 34
Of unfaithful shepherds and Christ the faithful arch-shepherd.

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the LORD GOD; Woe unto the shepherds of Israel that feed themselves! Shall not the shepherds feed the flock?

But ye eat the fat, and clothe yourselves with the wool, and slay that which is fattened; but ye will not feed the sheep.

The weak ye do not care for, neither do ye heal the sick, neither do ye bind up the wounded, neither do ye heal the lost, neither do ye seek the lost; but ye rule over them sternly and harshly.

And my sheep are scattered, as they that have no shepherd, and are become meat for all the wild beasts, and are utterly scattered.

And they go astray every now and then in the mountains, and in the high hills, and are scattered abroad in all the land: and there is none that seeketh after them, or regardeth them.

Therefore hear, ye shepherds, the word of the LORD.

As I live, saith the Lord GOD, because ye make my sheep a prey, and my flock meat for all the wild beasts; because they have no shepherd, and my shepherds ask not after my flock, but are such shepherds as feed themselves, but will not feed my sheep, 9. Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD.

Thus saith the LORD GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds, and will take my flock out of their hand, and will make an end of them, that they shall no more be shepherds, neither shall they feed themselves any more. I will deliver my sheep out of their mouths, and they shall eat them no more.

For thus saith the LORD GOD; Behold, I will take unto me my own flock, and will seek them.

As a shepherd seeketh his sheep, when they are gone astray from his flock; so will I seek my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places whither they were scattered, in the time of dimness and darkness.

I will bring them out from all nations, and gather them from all countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them in the mountains of Israel, and in all the pastures, and in all the coasts of the land.

I will lead them into the best pasture, and their hurdles shall be upon the high mountains of Israel: there shall they lie down in soft hurdles, and have fat pasture upon the mountains of Israel.

I will feed my sheep myself, and I will feed them, saith the LORD GOD.

I will seek that which is lost, and will bring again that which is gone astray, and will bind up that which is wounded, and will take care of that which is weak; and that which is fat and strong will I take care of, and will tend them according to their due.

But unto you, my flock, thus saith the LORD GOD; Behold, I will judge between sheep and sheep, and between rams and goats.

Is it not enough that ye have such good pasture, and so superfluous that ye tread it under foot, and such fair borne to drink, so superfluous that ye tread in it, and make it muddy, 19. That my sheep should eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and drink that which ye have made muddy with your feet?

Therefore thus saith the LORD GOD unto them, Behold, I will judge between the fat and the lean sheep,

Because ye levy with your feet, and thrust away the weak from you with your horns, until ye scatter them all from among you.

And I will help my flock, that they be no more a prey: and I will judge between sheep and sheep.

And I will raise up unto them one shepherd to feed them, even David my servant. And he shall feed them, and be their shepherd.

And I the LORD will be their God: but David my servant shall be prince among them. Thus say I, the LORD.

And I will make a covenant of peace with them, and will cut off all the evil beasts out of the land, and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and shall sleep in the woods.

I will bless them, and all my hills round about, and rain upon them in due season. These shall be gracious rains,

And the trees of the field shall bring forth their fruit, and the land shall yield her increase: and they shall dwell safely in the land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of them whom they served.

And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall any beast of the earth devour them any more; but they shall dwell safely without all fear.

And I will raise up unto them a famous plant, and they shall hunger no more in the land, neither shall they bear their reproach among the heathen any more.

And they shall know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they of the house of Israel are my people, saith the LORD GOD.

Ye shall be the flock of my pasture, and I will be your God, saith the Lord GOD.
(Ezekial)
Chapter 35
Prophecy against the Edomites.

And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it.

And say unto the same, Thus saith the LORD GOD; Behold, I will come upon thee, O mount Seir, and stretch out mine hand against thee, and will make thee desolate.

I will make thy cities desolate, and thou shalt be desolate, and shalt know that I am the LORD,

Because ye bear everlasting enmity against the children of Israel, and put them to the sword, when they were in evil, and their sin was ended.

Therefore, as I live, saith the LORD GOD, I will also make thee to bleed, and thou shalt not escape blood: because thou delightest in blood, thou shalt not escape blood.

And I will make mount Seir desolate and waste, and no man shall walk therein, nor go thither.

And I will fill his mountains, and all his hills, and his valleys, and all his valleys, with dead men, which shall be slain by the sword.

Yea, I will make thee an everlasting desolation, and none shall dwell in thy cities: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

And because thou sayest, These two nations with both countries must become mine, and we will take them, though the LORD dwell there,

Therefore, as I live, saith the LORD GOD, I will deal with thee according to thine anger and thy hatred, as thou hast dealt with them out of pure hatred; and I will be known unto them, when I have punished thee,

And thou shalt know that I the LORD have heard thy blasphemy, when thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid waste, and given to us to destroy.

And ye have boasted against me, and have spoken fiercely against me: I have heard it.

Thus saith the LORD GOD; I will make thee a desolation, and all the earth shall rejoice.

And as thou didst rejoice over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate; so will I do unto thee, that mount Seir shall be desolate, and all Edom: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
(Ezekial)
Chapter 36
The promise of salvation

And thou, son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, saying, Hear the word of the LORD, ye mountains of Israel.

Thus saith the LORD GOD; Because the enemy hath cried out against you, saying, The everlasting high places are become our inheritance.

Therefore prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD GOD; Because ye are laid waste and destroyed in every place, and are come unto the remnant of the Gentiles, and are come into the mouths of men, and are become an evil cry,

Therefore hear, ye mountains of Israel, the word of the LORD GOD. Thus saith the Lord GOD both to the mountains, and to the hills; to the brooks, and to the valleys; to the waste deserts, and to the desolate cities, which are a prey and a mockery to the remnant of the heathen round about;

Yea, thus saith the Lord GOD; I have spoken my fiery zeal against the remnant of the heathen, and against all Edom, which have taken my land with gladness of heart, and with mocking laughter, to lay it waste and to spoil it.

Therefore prophesy from the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and unto the hills, and unto the rivers, and unto the valleys, Thus saith the LORD GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my zeal and in my fury, because ye bear reproach from the heathen.

Therefore thus saith the LORD GOD: I lift up mine hand, that your neighbours the heathen round about may bear their reproach again.

But ye mountains of Israel shall green again, and bring forth your fruit unto my people Israel: and it shall be in a little season.

For, behold, I will turn again unto you,