Ezekiel 34:12

A Psalm of David. Yahweh is my shepherd, I shall not want.

Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;

Like a shepherd He will shepherd His flock; In His arm He will gather the lambs And carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing ewes.

Hear the word of Yahweh, O nations, And declare in the coastlands far away, And say, “He who dispersed Israel will gather him And keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”

“Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘There will again be in this place which is waste, without man or beast, and in all its cities, an abode of shepherds who cause their flocks to lie down.

“For the day is near, Even the day of Yahweh is near; It will be a day of clouds, A time of doom for the nations.

“And when I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars; I will cover the sun with a cloud, And the moon will not give its light.

“My anger burns against the shepherds, And I will visit punishment upon the male goats; For Yahweh of hosts has visited His flock, the house of Judah, And will make them like His splendid horse in battle.

“All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.

“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.