6. My flock wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered all over the face of the earth, and no one searched or looked for them.
7. “ ‘So, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord God says:
8. As surely as I live, my flock has been caught and eaten by all the wild animals, because the flock has no shepherd. The shepherds did not search for my flock. No, they fed themselves instead of my flock.
9. So, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.
10. This is what the Lord God says: I am against the shepherds. I will blame them for what has happened to my sheep and will not let them tend the flock anymore. Then the shepherds will stop feeding themselves, and I will take my flock from their mouths so they will no longer be their food.
11. “ ‘This is what the Lord God says: I, myself, will search for my sheep and take care of them.