Ezekiel 34:20
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
Ezekiel 34:20 stands within God's judgment and warning against shepherds who neglect, mistreat, or fail those placed in their care. In it God Himself undertakes to judge between the fat cattle and the lean cattle, distinguishing between those who selfishly exploit the flock and those who have been harmed by them. That judging carries a call for faithless shepherds to return to loyalty and to care faithfully for the people entrusted to them. For this reason the whole of Ezekiel 34 is to be read carefully as a warning to God's people against becoming such unfaithful shepherds.