Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 34:10

10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold I am against the shepherds : and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more: for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

To Zedekiah his Princes, the Priests, and Prophets, all the ruling part in Ierusalem.

I will require both account first, and next by severe punishing, as Zedekiah his Children, &c. found.

Turn them out of my service, that honourable employment, so was the King and Princes of Iudah turned out of all by the King of Babylon by whom God made good this his word.

Their profit ceased with the ceasing of their Authority, and they could no more milk, fleece or slay the flock, when 'twas taken out of their hand.

They should have delivered them out of the hands of violence, since they did not I will deliver, save and rescue this flock which is mine.

This speaks that these Shepherds had been Lions or Bears, or Wolves more then Shepherds, and therefore out of their mouths not hands God will deliver.

So the flock shall no more be devoured by them.

Marginal references: They have provokt me to displeasure to be their Enemy, and I will appear, and act so, they are Enemies to my sheep, yet pretended to be shepherds, I will be an open Enemy to them.