Ezekiel 34:14

He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.

Trust in Yahweh and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

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.

“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.

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to those shepherds, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “Woe, shepherds of Israel who have been shepherding themselves! Should not the shepherds shepherd the flock?

“I will make them and the places all around My hill a blessing. And I will cause showers to come down in their season; they will be showers of blessing.

‘For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you will be cultivated and sown.

‘And I will cause men—My people Israel—to walk on you and possess you so that you will become their inheritance and never again bereave them of children.’

“In a time of ease he will enter the richest parts of the province, and he will do what his fathers never did, nor his fathers’ fathers; he will distribute plunder, spoil, and possessions among them, and he will devise his schemes against strongholds, but only for a time.

And He will stand and shepherd His flock In the strength of Yahweh, In the majesty of the name of Yahweh His God. And they will remain Because at that time He will be great To the ends of the earth.

“The remnant of Israel will do no injustice And not speak falsehood, Nor will a deceitful tongue Be found in their mouths; For they will feed and lie down With no one to make them tremble.”

“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.