^{17 Ref} And you, My flock, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am judging between sheep and sheep, Between rams and he-goats.

^{18 Ref} Is it a little thing for you -- the good pasture ye enjoy, And the remnant of your pasture ye tread down with your feet, And a depth of waters ye do drink, And the remainder with your feet ye trample,

¹⁹ And My flock the trodden thing of your feet consumeth, And the trampled thing of your feet drinketh?

^{20 Ref} Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah to them: Lo, I -- even I, have judged between fat sheep and lean sheep.

^{21 Ref} Because with side and with shoulder ye thrust away, And with your horns push all the diseased, Till ye have scattered them to the out-place,

^{22 Ref} And I have given safety to My flock, And they are not any more for prey, And I have judged between sheep and sheep.