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"^(a)Woe to the shepherds who are ^(b)destroying and scattering the ^(c)sheep of My pasture!" declares the Lord .

Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel concerning the shepherds who are ^[a]tending My people: "You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; behold, I am about to ^(d)attend to you for the ^(e)evil of your deeds," declares the Lord .

"Then I Myself will ^(f)gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and bring them back to their pasture, and they will be fruitful and multiply.

I will also raise up ^(g)shepherds over them and they will ^[b]tend them; and they will ^(h)not be afraid any longer, nor be terrified, ⁽ⁱ⁾nor will any be missing," declares the Lord .

"Behold, the ^(j)days are coming," declares the Lord , "When I will raise up for David a righteous ^[c](k)Branch; And He will ^(l)reign as king and ^[d]act wisely And ^(m)do justice and righteousness in the land.

"In His days Judah will be saved, And ⁽ⁿ⁾Israel will dwell securely; And this is His ^(o)name by which He will be called, ‘The ^(p) Lord our righteousness.'

"^(q)Therefore behold, the days are coming," declares the Lord , "when they will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt,'

^(r)but, ‘As the Lord lives, who ^(s)brought up and led back the descendants of the household of Israel from the north land and from all the countries where I had driven them.' Then they will live on their own soil."