1 Kings 22:17
22:17 Micaiah
said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the
Lord said, ‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’”
Psalms 44:11
44:11 You handed us over like sheep to be eaten;
you scattered us among the nations.
Psalms 74:1
Psalm 74
A well-written song by Asaph.
74:1 Why, O God, have you permanently rejected us?
Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture?
Ezekiel 34:2-6
34:2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds
of Israel; prophesy, and say to them – to the shepherds: ‘This is what the sovereign
Lord says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not shepherds feed the flock?
34:3 You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the choice animals, but you do not feed the sheep!
34:4 You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost, but with force and harshness
you have ruled over them.
34:5 They were scattered because they had no shepherd, and they became food for every wild beast.
34:6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over the entire face of the earth with no one looking or searching for them.
Ezekiel 34:23-24
34:23 I will set one shepherd over them, and he will feed them – namely, my servant David. He will feed them and will be their shepherd.
34:24 I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken!
Zechariah 13:7
13:7 “Awake, sword, against my shepherd,
against the man who is my associate,”
says the Lord who rules over all.
Strike the shepherd that the flock may be scattered;
I will turn my hand against the insignificant ones.