⁸ As I live”—the declaration of the Lord God—“because My flock has become prey and food for every wild animal since they lack a shepherd, for My shepherds do not search for My flock, and because the shepherds feed themselves rather than My flock,

²⁸ They will no longer be prey for the nations, and the wild animals of the land will not consume them. They will live securely, and no one will frighten them.