9 All Israel^(A) was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. They were taken captive to Babylon^(B) because of their unfaithfulness.^(C)

¹⁷ to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the Lord’s people will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”^(A)

⁵ So they were scattered because there was no shepherd,^(A) and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.^{(B) 6} My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill.^(C) They were scattered^(D) over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.^(E)

⁷ “‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: ⁸ As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, because my flock lacks a shepherd and so has been plundered^(F) and has become food for all the wild animals,^(G) and because my shepherds did not search for my flock but cared for themselves rather than for my flock,^(H)