17 The Lord God said to his sheep, the people of Israel:I will carefully watch each one of you to decide which ones are the strong sheep and which ones are weak.
18 Some of you eat the greenest grass, then trample down what's left when you finish. Others drink clean water, then step in the water to make the rest of it muddy.
19 That means my other sheep have nothing fit to eat or drink.
20 So I, the Lord God, will separate you strong sheep from the weak.
21 You strong ones have used your powerful horns to chase off those that are weak,
22 but I will rescue them and no longer let them be mistreated. I will separate the good from the bad.
23 After that, I will give you a shepherd from the family of my servant King David. All of you, both strong and weak, will have the same shepherd, and he will take good care of you.