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"Son of man, prophesy against the ^(C1)shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to ^(F1)those shepherds, 'This is what the Lord ^(F2)GOD says: "Woe, shepherds of Israel who have been ^(F3)(C2)feeding themselves! Should the shepherds not ^(F3)(C3)feed the flock?

"As I live," declares the Lord GOD, "certainly, because My flock has become ^(C1)plunder, and My flock has become food for all the animals of the field for lack of a shepherd, and My shepherds did not search for My flock, but rather the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock,

'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Behold, I am ^(C1)against the shepherds, and I will demand My ^(F1)sheep ^(F2)from them and make them ^(C2)stop tending sheep. So the shepherds will not ^(F3)feed themselves anymore, but I will ^(C3)save My sheep from their mouth, so that they will not be food for them."'"