15 Then the Lord said to me, “Take once more the equipment of (A)a foolish shepherd. 16 For behold, I am raising up in the land a shepherd (B)who does not care for those being destroyed, or seek the young or heal the maimed or nourish the healthy, but (C)devours the flesh of the fat ones, tearing off even their hoofs.

17 (D)“Woe to my worthless shepherd,
    (E)who deserts the flock!
May the sword strike his arm
    and (F)his right eye!
Let his arm be wholly withered,
    his right eye utterly blinded!”

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