- their shepherds:
- "For¹ the pastorsª° are become brutish,ª° and have not¹ soughtª° the LORD:ª therefore¹¹ they shall not¹ prosper,ª° and all¹ their flocksª shall be scattered.ª°" {Jer 10:21} + "For¹ both¹ prophetª and¹ priestª are profane;ª° yea,¹ in my houseª have I foundª° their wickedness,ª saithª° the LORD.ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hostsª concerning¹ the prophets;ª Behold,¹ I will feedª° them with wormwood,ª and make them drinkª° the waterª of gall:ª for¹ from¹¹ the prophetsª of Jerusalemª is profanenessª gone forthª° into all¹ the land.ª" {Jer 23:11-15} + "His watchmenª° [are] blind:ª they are all¹ ignorant,ª°¹ they [are] all¹ dumbª dogs,ª they cannotª°¹ bark;ª° sleeping,ª° lying down,ª° lovingª° to slumber.ª° ... Comeª° ye, [say they], I will fetchª° wine,ª and we will fillª° ourselves with strong drink;ª and to morrowª shall be¹ as this¹ day,ª [and] muchª more² abundant.ª¹" {Isa 56:10-12} + "¹ The diseasedª° have ye not¹ strengthened,ª° neither¹ have ye healedª° that which was sick,ª° neither¹ have ye bound upª° [that which was] broken,ª° neither¹ have ye brought againª° that which was driven away,ª° neither¹ have ye soughtª° that which was lost;ª° but with forceª and with crueltyª have ye ruledª° them. ... As a shepherdª° seeketh outª his flockª in the dayª that he is¹ amongª his sheepª [that are] scattered;²°¹ so¹ will I seek outª°¹ my sheep,ª and will deliverª° them out of all¹¹ placesª where¹¹ they have been scatteredª° in the cloudyª and darkª day.ª" {Ezk 34:4-12} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª my God;ª Feedª°¹ the flockª of the slaughter;ª ... Then saidª° I, I will not¹ feedª° you: that that dieth,ª° let it die;ª° and that that is to be cut off,ª° let it be cut off;ª° and let the restª° eatª° every oneª¹ the fleshª of another.ª" {Zch 11:4-9}
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