5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.
5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd:
5 So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild beasts.
5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered.
5 So my sheep have been scattered without a shepherd, and they are easy prey for any wild animal.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 34:5
Commentary on Ezekiel 34:1-6
(Read Ezekiel 34:1-6)
The people became as sheep without a shepherd, were given up as a prey to their enemies, and the land was utterly desolated. No rank or office can exempt from the reproofs of God's word, men who neglect their duty, and abuse the trust reposed in them.