Prophesy / Thought of the day 07 February 2013

And the word of the LORD came to me,saying,

2 "Son of man,prophesy against the sepherds of Israel,prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says LORD GOD to the shepherds; 'Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the sepherds feed the flocke?

3  "You eat the fat and clothe yourselve with the wool;you slaughter the fatling,but you do not feed the flock.

4 'The weak you have not strengthened ,nor have you healed those who were sick,nor bound up the broken,nor brought back what was driven away,nor sought what was lost;but with force and cruelity you have ruled them.

5 "So they were scattered because there was no shephrd;and they became food for all the beasts of the field when hey were scattered.

6 " My sheep wandered through all the mountains,and on every high hill;yes,My flock scattered over the whole face of the earth,and no no one was seeking or searching for them."

7 ' Therefore,you shephed,hear the word of the LORD.

8 " As  I live  ,"says the LORD GOD, 'surely because my flock became a prey,and My flock became food for every beast of the field,because there was no sepherd,nor did My sepherds search for My flock,but the sepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flocks"- 

9 'Therefore,O shepherd,hear the word of the LORD!

10  'Thus says the LORD GOD: "Behold ,I amagainst the sepherds,and I will require My flock at their hand;Iwill cause them to feeding the sheep,and the shepherds shall feed themselves no more;for I will deliver My flock from their mouth,that they may no longer be food for them. Ezekiel 34:1-10