Ezekiel 34:5

A Prophecy against Israel’s Shepherds

4You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.5They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.6My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’

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Berean Standard Bible
They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.
American Standard Version (1901)
And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.
Bible in Basic English
And they were wandering in every direction because there was no keeper: and they became food for all the beasts of the field.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And my sheep were scattered, because there was no shepherd: and they became the prey of all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.
Free Bible Version
They were scattered because they didn't have a shepherd. When they scattered they were preyed on by all the wild animals for food.
King James (Authorized) Version
And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
Translation for Translators
So they were scattered, because you did not take care of them like [MET] a shepherd takes care of his sheep. And when they were scattered, it was as though wild animals attacked and killed them and ate their flesh.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Then they were scattered without a shepherd, and they became food for all the living beasts in the fields, after they were scattered.
Noah Webster Bible
And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became food to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
World English Bible
They were scattered, because there was no shepherd. They became food to all the animals of the field, and were scattered.
Young's Literal Translation
And they are scattered from want of a shepherd, And are for food to every beast of the field, Yea, they are scattered.