“Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord.”
The statement that God will attend to the shepherds for their evil deeds announces that leaders will face divine judgment. The consequences will involve scattering (returning to the people their own mode of failing) and the tending of the people by God Himself. The divine takeover of the shepherd role suggests that God will directly care for the people once the false shepherds are removed. The verse shows that divine justice encompasses both punishment of leaders and restoration of the people.
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