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Israel's leaders are like shepherds

34 The Lord gave this message to me: ‘Son of man, you must speak my message to the shepherds of Israel to warn them.[a] Tell them, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: Terrible trouble will come to you shepherds of Israel who only think about yourselves. Shepherds should take care of the sheep and feed them.

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Footnotes

  1. 34:2 A ruler should take care of his people, like a shepherd takes care of his sheep. Here, the leaders of Israel were called the shepherds of Israel.