Ezekiel 34:11-23

11So this is what the Almighty Lord says: I myself will go and look for my sheep to bring them back.

12I will be like a shepherd who looks everywhere to find his lost sheep. I will find them and I will rescue them. I will bring them back from the places that they have run away to. It was a dark day with many clouds when they ran away.

13They have been living in foreign countries among other people. I will bring them back to live in their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel. They will eat beside its rivers and in all the places where people live.

14I will feed them in fields on Israel's mountains where grass grows. They will lie down in the good fields. They will eat the green grass that grows on the mountains.

15I myself will take care of my sheep. I will give them safe places to lie down and rest. I, the Almighty Lord, say this.

16I will find the lost sheep and I will bring them back. I will cover their wounds. I will help those who are weak to become strong. But I will destroy those who are fat and powerful. I will give them justice as their food!

17This is what I, the Almighty Lord, say to you, my sheep: I will judge you. I will decide which of you are good and which of you are bad. I will judge between male sheep and goats.

18You bad sheep make sure that you have plenty of good grass to eat. But then you spoil the other grass so that no other sheep can eat it. You have clean water to drink. But then you spoil the water which remains. It is too dirty for other sheep to drink.

19Because of that, my sheep eat grass that you have spoiled. They drink water that you have made dirty with your feet.

20So this is what I, the Almighty Lord, say to the sheep: I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the thin sheep.

21You fat sheep use your shoulders to push the other sheep away. You attack the weak sheep with your horns so that they run away.

22Because you do this, I will rescue my sheep. They will no longer be in danger from other animals. I will judge between one sheep and another sheep.

23Then I will choose one shepherd to lead them. He is my servant, David. He will take care of them as their shepherd.