34:12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a cloudy, dark day. 1 34:13 I will bring them out from among the peoples and gather them from foreign countries; I will bring them to their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the streams and all the inhabited places of the land.
34:14 In a good pasture I will feed them; the mountain heights of Israel will be their pasture. There they will lie down in a lush 2 pasture, and they will feed on rich grass on the mountains of Israel.
34:15 I myself will feed my sheep and I myself will make them lie down, declares the sovereign Lord.
34:16 I will seek the lost and bring back the strays; I will bandage the injured and strengthen the sick, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them – with judgment!
1 sn The imagery may reflect the overthrow of the Israelites by the Babylonians in 587/6 b.c.