Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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;
Prey
The shepherds
Bible References
Prey
Ezekiel 34:5
"Since they have no shepherd, they have been scattered around and have become prey for all sorts of wild animals. How scattered they are!
The shepherds
Ezekiel 34:2
"Son of Man, prophesy against Israel's shepherds. Tell those shepherds, "This is what the Lord GOD says:
Acts 20:33
I never desired anyone's silver, gold, or clothes.
1 Corinthians 9:15
But I have not used any of these rights, and I'm not writing this so that they may be applied in my case. I would rather die than let anyone deprive me of my reason for boasting.
2 Peter 2:13
suffering harm as punishment for their wrongdoing. They take pleasure in wild parties in broad daylight. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceitful pleasures while they eat with you.
Jude 1:12
These people are stains on your love feasts. They feast with you without any sense of awe. They are shepherds who care only for themselves. They are waterless clouds blown about by the winds. They are autumn trees that are fruitless, totally dead, and uprooted.