₁₁“I, the Sovereign LORD, tell you that I myself will look for my sheep and take care of them ₁₂in the same way as shepherds take care of their sheep that were scattered and are brought together again. I will bring them back from all the places where they were scattered on that dark, disastrous day. ₁₃I will take them out of foreign countries, gather them together, and bring them back to their own land. I will lead them back to the mountains and the streams of Israel and will feed them in pleasant pastures. ₁₄I will let them graze in safety in the mountain meadows and the valleys and in all the green pastures of the land of Israel. ₁₅I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will find them a place to rest. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken.

₁₆“I will look for those that are lost, bring back those that wander off, bandage those that are hurt, and heal those that are sick; but those that are fat and strong I will destroy, because I am a shepherd who does what is right.

₂₀“So now, I, the Sovereign LORD, tell you that I will judge between you strong sheep and the weak sheep. ₂₁You pushed the sick ones aside and butted them away from the flock. ₂₂But I will rescue my sheep and not let them be ill-treated any more. I will judge each of my sheep and separate the good from the bad. ₂₃I will give them a king like my servant David to be their one shepherd, and he will take care of them. ₂₄I, the LORD, will be their God, and a king like my servant David will be their ruler. I have spoken.