Jeremiah 25:36

Modern

Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.

Traditional

A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the Lord hath spoiled their pasture.

Literal

A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and the wailing of the leaders of the flock! For YHWH has spoiled their pasture.

Latin

Vox clamoris pastorum, et ululatus optimatum gregis, quia vastavit Dominus pascua eorum:

Hebrew

English

Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.

destroying their pasture: The nations led by wicked leaders (Jeremiah 25:34) would be destroyed because the Lord would carry out his judgment.

The Lord is the supreme ruler of all nations, and their rebellion was about to bring judgment.
To whom I send you: Jeremiah did not travel to each nation in person. The message he delivered from the Lord spread mainly through written material, much of it in the book of Jeremiah, which people have read worldwide.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah 4:8
So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”
Jeremiah 25:34
Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery.