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And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people. And they hear your words, but they do not do them. For they produce much love with their mouth, but their heart goes after their unjust gain.

And, behold, you are to them as a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, and playing well on an instrument. For they hear your words, but they are not doing them.

And they were scattered for lack of a shepherd. And they became food to all the beasts of the field when they were scattered.

My sheep strayed through all the mountains and on every high hill. And My sheep were scattered on all the face of the earth, and none searched, and none sought for them .

For this reason, shepherds, hear the Word of Jehovah:

As I live, declares the Lord Jehovah, surely because My sheep became a prey, and My sheep became food for all the beasts of the field, from not having a shepherd, and because My shepherdsdid not search for My sheep,but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed the flock,

So says the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require My sheep from their hand and cause them to cease from pasturing the sheep. And the shepherds shall no longerfeed themselves, for I will deliver My sheepfrom their mouth, and they will not be food to devour.

For so says the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I Myself will search for My sheep, and seek them out.

I also will save My flock, and they shall no longer be for a prey. And I will judge between lamb and lamb.

And I will raise up for them a noted planting place, and they shall not any more be of those gathered by famine in the land. And they shall not any more bear the shame of the nations.

Therefore, As I live, declares the Lord Jehovah, surely for blood I appoint you, and blood shall pursue you. Since you have not hated blood, so blood shall pursue you.

And you shall know that I am Jehovah. I have heard all your revilings which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, Desolation! They are given to us for food!

So the Lord Jehovah says this: Surely I have spoken in the fire of My jealousy against the rest of the nations, and against Edom, all those of her who have given My land to themselves for a possession with all joy of heart, with scorning ofsoul, in order to make it open land for a prey.

But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall put out your branches and your fruit, you shall bear for My people Israel. For they are drawing near to come.

For behold, I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown.

So I poured out My fury on them, because of the blood that they had poured out on the land, and for their idols by which they defiled it.

But I had pity for My holy name which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations, there where they went.

Therefore, say to the house of Israel, So says the Lord Jehovah: I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but only for My holy name which you profaned among the nations, there where you went.

For I will take you from the nations and gather you out of all the lands and bring you into your land.

I will also save you from all your defilements, and I will call for grain and increase it, and I will not put a famine on you.