I saw all Israel scattered on the hills
like sheep without a shepherd.^(A)
And the Lord said,
‘They have no master;
let everyone return home in peace.’^(B)

² For the idols speak falsehood,
and the diviners^(A) see illusions;
they relate empty dreams
and offer empty comfort.
Therefore the people wander like sheep;
they suffer affliction because there is no shepherd.