²² I will rescue^[a] my flock; ^(A)they shall no longer be a prey. And I will judge between sheep and sheep. ²³ And ^(B)I will set up over them one shepherd, ^(C)my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd. ²⁴ And ^(D)I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. ^(E)I am the Lord; I have spoken.

The Lord's Covenant of Peace

^25 (F)“I will make with them a covenant of peace and ^(G)banish wild beasts from the land, ^(H)so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. ²⁶ And I will make them and the places all around my hill ^(I)a blessing, and ^(J)I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be ^(K)showers of blessing. ^27 (L)And the trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, ^(M)and they shall be secure in their land. And ^(N)they shall know that I am the Lord, when ^(O)I break the bars of their yoke, and ^(P)deliver them from the hand of those who enslaved them. ^28 (Q)They shall no more be a prey to the nations, ^(R)nor shall the beasts of the land devour them. ^(S)They shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid. ²⁹ And I will provide for them ^(T)renowned plantations so that ^(U)they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer ^(V)suffer the reproach of the nations. ³⁰ And they shall know that ^(W)I am the Lord their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord God. ³¹ And you are my sheep, ^(X)human sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”

^11 (A)I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd ^(B)lays down his life for the sheep. ¹² He who is ^(C)a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and ^(D)leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and ^(E)scatters them. ¹³ He flees because ^(F)he is a hired hand and ^(G)cares nothing for the sheep. ^14 (H)I am the good shepherd. ^(I)I know my own and ^(J)my own know me,