“Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says against the shepherds who feed my people: “You have scattered my flock, driven them away, and have not visited them. Behold, I will visit on you the evil of your doings,” says the LORD.”

Reading this verse in context

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Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.