Translations
As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Yahweh: My sheep were abandoned to become prey and food for every wild beast because there was no shepherd. My shepherds did not search for My sheep—they feasted on the flock rather than tending it—'
As I live—declares Adonai YHWH—because My flock became a prey, and My flock became food for every beast of the field, for lack of a shepherd; and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves and did not feed My flock—'
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead,
