1 ‘Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!’ declares the Lord.
2 Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: ‘Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done,’ declares the Lord.
3 ‘I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and increase in number.
4 I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will any be missing,’ declares the Lord.
5 ‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord,‘when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch,a King who will reign wiselyand do what is just and right in the land.
6 In his days Judah will be savedand Israel will live in safety.This is the name by which he will be called:The Lord Our Righteous Saviour.