Ezekiel 34:7-9

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

⁷ Therefore, you [spiritual] shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

⁸ As I live, says the Lord God, surely because My sheep became a prey, and My sheep became food for every beast of the field because there was no shepherd—neither did My shepherds search for My sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves and fed not My sheep—

⁹ Therefore, O you [spiritual] shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: