16. I will search for the lost, bring back those that strayed away, put bandages on those that were hurt, and make the weak strong. But I will destroy those sheep that are fat and strong. I will tend the sheep with fairness.
17. “ ‘This is what the Lord God says: As for you, my flock, I will judge between one sheep and another, between the male sheep and the male goats.
18. Is it not enough for you to eat grass in the good land? Must you crush the rest of the grass with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink clear water? Must you make the rest of the water muddy with your feet?
19. Must my flock eat what you crush, and must they drink what you make muddy with your feet?
20. “ ‘So this is what the Lord God says to them: I, myself, will judge between the fat sheep and the thin sheep.
21. You push with your side and with your shoulder, and you knock down all the weak sheep with your horns until you have forced them away.
22. So I will save my flock; they will not be hurt anymore. I will judge between one sheep and another.
23. Then I will put over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and tend them and be their shepherd.