Ezekiel 34:5

They were scattered because they had no shepherd, and they became food for every wild beast. ¹ 

So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.

"They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and they became food for every beast of the field and were scattered.

So my sheep have been scattered without a shepherd. They are easy prey for any wild animal.

And now they're scattered every which way because there was no shepherd--scattered and easy pickings for wolves and coyotes.

And they were wandering in every direction because there was no keeper: and they became food for all the beasts of the field.

So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and scattered, they became food for all the wild animals.

"So they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered.

They were scattered because they had no shepherd, and they became food for every wild beast. ¹ 

¹ tn As a case of dittography, the MT repeats “and they were scattered” at the end of the verse.