23 Yahweh declares that the shepherds who destroy and scatter the flock from my pasture won’t end well. 2 Therefore, this is what Yisrael’s (Israel’s) god Yahweh says about the shepherds who tend My people: Yahweh declares that you’ve all scattered my flock and driven them away, and haven’t looked after them. Listen, I’m about to punish you all for your wicked actions. 3 Then I myself will gather the remnant of my flock from all the countries that I’ve banished them to and I’ll return them to their pasture, where they’ll be fruitful and multiply. 4 Yahweh declares that I’ll appoint shepherds over them who’ll look after them, and then they’ll no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing. 5 Listen, Yahweh declares that the time is coming

when I will appoint a righteous branch for David

and he will reign wisely as king

and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.[ref]

6 At that time, Yehudah (Judah) will be rescued and Yisrael will live in security,

and this is the name that he’ll be known by: Yahweh who does what is right for us.

7 Listen, Yahweh declares that the time is coming when they’ll no longer say, ‘As surely as Yahweh lives, who brought the Israelis out from Mitsrayim (Egypt).’ 8 Instead they’ll say, ‘As surely as Yahweh lives, who brought and led the Israelis out of the land in the north and all the other lands that he’d banished them to.’ Then they’ll live in their own land again.