7. ‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of יהוה:
8. “As I live,” declares the Master יהוה, “because My flock became a prey, and My flock became food for every beast of the field, from not having a shepherd, and My shepherds did not search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock,”
9. therefore, O shepherds, hear the word of יהוה!
10. ‘Thus said the Master יהוה, “See, I am against the shepherds, and shall require My flock at their hand, and shall make them cease feeding the sheep, and the shepherds shall feed themselves no more. And I shall deliver My flock from their mouths, and they shall no longer be food for them.”
11. ‘For thus said the Master יהוה, “See, I Myself shall search for My sheep and seek them out.