The Righteous Branch

1 “Woe to the ^zshepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord.

2 “Son of man, prophesy against the ^cshepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep?

12 ^bThese are hidden reefs¹ at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, ^cshepherds feeding themselves; ^dwaterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted;