34.23. God, the Heavenly Shepherd of Israel, will appoint a Shepherd, the Messiah from the house of David, over His people. 34.25. The Messianic Covenant will establish a kingdom of harmony (peace, Hebrew shalom) between humans and nature (cf. Isaiah 11:1-9). Fierce beasts here denote both predators and hostile peoples.

6. The captivity will serve for the spiritual recovery of Israel (Ezekiel 36:16-38; Ps 50)

16 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

17 Son of man! when the house of Israel dwelt in his land, he defiled it by his conduct and his deeds; their way before me was like the uncleanness of a woman in the time of her purification.

18 And I poured out my wrath upon them because of the blood which they had shed in the land, and because they had defiled it with their idols.

19 And I scattered them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands; I judged them by their ways and by their works.

20 And they came to the nations whither they went, and profaned my holy name, because they say of them, 'They are the people of the Lord, and they have come out of his land.'

21 And I had compassion on my holy name, which I had profaned the house of Israel among the nations whither I came.

22 Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord God, I will not do this for you, O house of Israel, but for my holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the nations whither you have come.'

23 And I will sanctify my great name, which is dishonored among the nations among whom you have dishonored it, and the nations will know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I have shown my holiness upon you before their eyes.

24 And I will take you from the nations, and I will gather you from all countries, and I will bring you into your land.

25 And I will sprinkle you with pure water, and you will be cleansed from all your defilements, and I will cleanse you from all your idols.

26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will give you; and I will take out of your flesh a heart of stone, and give you a heart of flesh.

27 I will put my spirit within you, and I will cause you to walk in my commandments, and to keep and do my statutes.