My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek [after them].
Ver. 6. My sheep wandered.] Through the shepherd's supine negligence, or bloody truculence. Surely, as the herd of deer forsake and push away the wounded deer from them, so did these cruel shepherds, being non pastores sed impostores, non episcopi sed aposcopi, non praelati sed Pilati, as Bernard wittily; sheep biters rather than shepherds; "greedy dogs"; Isa 56:10-11 "grievous wolves." Act 20:29
And none did search or seek after them.] Nec erat qui quaereret aut requireret.