Jeremiah 23:1

Translations

Modern

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.

Traditional

Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord.

Literal

“Woe to the shepherds destroying and scattering the sheep of My pasture! A declaration of YHWH.

Latin

Væ pastoribus qui disperdunt et dilacerant gregem pascuæ meæ! dicit Dominus.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.

Notes

Jeremiah 23:1

In the ancient Near East, people often called kings shepherds. Good shepherds protected and cared for their people. However, Judah's kings scattered their people.

Jeremiah 23:1–8

The Lord criticized the three kings (Jeremiah 22) and compared them to the good leader he would appoint for his people after the Exile.

Jeremiah 22:1–23:8

This collection of messages to the last kings from David's line in Judah ends with a promise. God will one day appoint a true descendant of David to lead his people.

Theme notes and profiles

The Shepherd

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 10:21
For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.
Zechariah 11:15–17
And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
Ezekiel 34:2–10
“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?
Ezekiel 13:3
This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing.
Matthew 9:36
When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Jeremiah 12:10
Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.
Jeremiah 22:22
The wind will drive away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.
Isaiah 56:9–12
Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.
Luke 11:42–52
Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
Jeremiah 2:8
The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols.
Jeremiah 50:6
My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
John 10:12
The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.

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Book of Jeremiah Shepherd

Topics

Christian Minister: False and Corrupt Leadership Sin: The Israelites

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