1 “What sorrow awaits the leaders of my people—the shepherds of my sheep—for they have destroyed and scattered the very ones they were expected to care for,” says the lord.
2 Therefore, this is what the lord, the God of Israel, says to these shepherds: “Instead of caring for my flock and leading them to safety, you have deserted them and driven them to destruction. Now I will pour out judgment on you for the evil you have done to them.
3 But I will gather together the remnant of my flock from the countries where I have driven them. I will bring them back to their own sheepfold, and they will be fruitful and increase in number.
4 Then I will appoint responsible shepherds who will care for them, and they will never be afraid again. Not a single one will be lost or missing. I, the lord, have spoken!
5 “For the time is coming,”says the lord,“when I will raise up a righteous descendantfrom King David’s line.He will be a King who rules with wisdom.He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
6 And this will be his name:‘The lord Is Our Righteousness.’In that day Judah will be saved,and Israel will live in safety.