Men ¹  move boundary stones; they seize the flock and pasture them. ² 

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds ¹  of Israel; prophesy, and say to them – to the shepherds: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not shepherds feed the flock?

The seacoast ¹  will be used as pasture lands ²  by the shepherds and as pens for their flocks.

The ¹  guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.

and all who heard it were astonished ¹  at what the shepherds said.

But he is under guardians ¹  and managers until the date set by his ²  father.

So there were quarrels ¹  between Abram’s herdsmen and Lot’s herdsmen. ²  (Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.) ³ 

it was found written that Mordecai had disclosed that Bigthana ¹  and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, had plotted to assassinate ²  King Ahasuerus.

Jehu then left there and set out for Samaria. ¹  While he was traveling through Beth Eked of the Shepherds,

The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the high-ranking priests, ¹  and the guards ²  to bring out of the Lord’s temple all the items that were used in the worship of ³  Baal, Asherah, and all the stars of the sky. ⁴  The king ⁵  burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces ⁶  of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. ⁷ 

The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Shallum was the leader;

The divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah, son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.

And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon and their colleagues who were guarding the gates – 172.

Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who were guarding the storerooms at the gates.

Have the gates of death been revealed to you? ¹  Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness? ² 

¹ “Foreigners will take care of ²  your sheep; foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards.

I will give you leaders ¹  who will be faithful to me. ²  They will lead you with knowledge and insight.

The Lord says, ¹  “The leaders of my people are sure to be judged. ²  They were supposed to watch over my people like shepherds watch over their sheep. But they are causing my people to be destroyed and scattered. ³ 

The leaders will not be able to run away and hide. ¹  The shepherds of the flocks will not be able to escape.

Now ¹  there were shepherds ²  nearby ³  living out in the field, keeping guard ⁴  over their flock at night.