以西結書34:1-6

34:1 耶和華的話臨到我說：

34:2 「人子啊，你要向以色列的牧人發預言，攻擊他們，說，主耶和華如此說：禍哉！以色列的牧人只知牧養自己。牧人豈不當牧養群羊嗎？

34:3 你們吃脂油、穿羊毛、宰肥壯的，卻不牧養群羊。

34:4 瘦弱的，你們沒有養壯；有病的，你們沒有醫治；受傷的，你們沒有纏裹；被逐的，你們沒有領回；失喪的，你們沒有尋找；但用強暴嚴嚴地轄制。

34:5 因無牧人，羊就分散；既分散，便作了一切野獸的食物。

34:6 我的羊在諸山間、在各高岡上流離，在全地上分散，無人去尋，無人去找。

1 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, even to the shepherds, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah:Woe unto the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the sheep? 3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill the fatlings; but ye feed not the sheep. 4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought back that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigor have ye ruled over them. 5 And they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill:yea, my sheep were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and there was none that did search or seek after them.

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    先知在這裡說到牧者沒有盡責照顧好羊群，讓「瘦弱的」、「有病的」、「受傷的」、「被逐的」、「失喪的」未受到妥善的照顧；只知道要「吃脂油、穿羊毛、宰肥壯的」，卻不知好好牧養群羊。導致羊群如同無牧人一般，被野獸欺負、沒有安居之所，到處漂泊與流浪！

    先知所比喻的牧人，就是指領袖，在當時是指國王和政府官員與軍事將領，他們都是領受民脂民膏，卻不行公義與好憐憫，以至於國家敗亡，民不聊生，這是上帝感到非常難過的事！所以要先知來發預言攻擊他們。

    今天的牧人專指教會的牧師、傳道師、長老及執事等治理教會的人，大家要在基督裡本著主尋找亡羊的精神，來照顧弟兄姐妹，關懷弱勢的人。由其是對於靈性貧窮的人，更是要付出關懷，雖然他們會拒絕、會抵抗，但是不要忘記他們的內心是脆弱無助的！