All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.

凡在我以先来的都是贼，是强盗；羊却不听他们。

凡在我以前来的都是贼，是强盗；羊没有听从他们。

凡在我以前来的都是贼，是强盗；羊没有听从他们。

在我以前来的，都是贼，是强盗，羊不听从他们。

所有在我以先来的，都是贼和强盗；羊却不听从他们。

所有在我以前来的，是贼、是强盗，因此羊没有听从他们。

凡在我以先來的都是賊，是強盜；羊卻不聽他們。

凡在我以前來的都是賊，是強盜；羊沒有聽從他們。

凡在我以前來的都是賊，是強盜；羊沒有聽從他們。

在我以前來的，都是賊，是強盜，羊不聽從他們。

所有在我以先來的，都是賊和強盜；羊卻不聽從他們。

凡在我以先來的是賊，是強盜；羊卻不聽他們。

所有在我以前來的，是賊、是強盜，因此羊沒有聽從他們。

凡先我來者、竊也、盜也、羊弗之聽、

不由門入者、竊也、盜也、羊不之聽、

凡先我來者、賊也、盜也、羊亦不聽之、

凡先予而至者、竊也、盜也、而羊亦不之聽焉。

All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.

All who have come before me are thieves and robbers. But the sheep have not listened to them.

All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them.

All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.

All those who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

All that came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.

All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.

“ Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them,‘ Thus says the Lord GOD to the shepherds:“ Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured people; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst.Her priests have violated My law and profaned My holy things; they have not distinguished between the holy and unholy, nor have they made known the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they have hidden their eyes from My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, to destroy people, and to get dishonest gain.Her prophets plastered them with untempered mortar, seeing false visions, and divining lies for them, saying,‘ Thus says the Lord GOD,’ when the Lord had not spoken.

“ Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was slain, and all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing.

His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.Yes, they are greedy dogs Which never have enough. And they are shepherds Who cannot understand; They all look to their own way, Every one for his own gain, From his own territory.“ Come,” one says,“ I will bring wine, And we will fill ourselves with intoxicating drink; Tomorrow will be as today, And much more abundant.”

For indeed I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are cut off, nor seek the young, nor heal those that are broken, nor feed those that still stand. But he will eat the flesh of the fat and tear their hooves in pieces.

“ Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” says the Lord.

Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning.

Thus says the Lord my God,“ Feed the flock for slaughter,whose owners slaughter them and feel no guilt; those who sell them say,‘ Blessed be the Lord, for I am rich’; and their shepherds do not pity them.For I will no longer pity the inhabitants of the land,” says the Lord.“ But indeed I will give everyone into his neighbor’s hand and into the hand of his king. They shall attack the land, and I will not deliver them from their hand.”So I fed the flock for slaughter, in particular the poor of the flock. I took for myself two staffs: the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bonds; and I fed the flock.I dismissed the three shepherds in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me.Then I said,“ I will not feed you. Let what is dying die, and what is perishing perish. Let those that are left eat each other’s flesh.”

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”