Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe {be} to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

{There is} a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. {obeyed: or, believed}

His watchmen {are} blind: they are all ignorant, they {are} all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. {sleeping: or, dreaming, or, talking in their sleep}

For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, {which} shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces. {cut off: or, hidden} {feed: or, bear}

And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;

Her princes within her {are} roaring lions; her judges {are} evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. {watch: or, the night watches}

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.