Verse 16
"For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those that are cut off, neither will seek those that are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces."
Apparently, here are a number of duties normally performed by a faithful shepherd, but they are mentioned as being neglected to portray the evil and selfish character of the "false shepherd" whom the people will invariably receive as a consequence of their rejecting the Good Shepherd. Instead of trying to figure out how all this was fulfilled and by what persons in the long and tragic sequence of events after they rejected Christ, men should be concerned lest they also reject him who alone can save, and as a consequence, suffer the same calamities that overwhelmed the ancient Jews.
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