Jeremiah 10:21 “For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Th…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

World English Bible

For the shepherds have become brutish, and have not inquired of the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks have scattered.

American Standard Version

For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of Jehovah: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.

Geneva Bible 1599

For the Pastours are become beasts, and haue not sought the Lord: therefore haue they none vnderstanding: and all the flockes of their pastures are scattered.

Darby Translation

For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not sought Jehovah; therefore have they not acted wisely, and all their flock is scattered.

Young's Literal Translation

For the shepherds have become brutish, And Jehovah they have not sought, Therefore they have not acted wisely, And all their flock is scattered.

Bible in Basic English

For the keepers of the sheep have become like beasts, not looking to the Lord for directions: so they have not done wisely and all their flocks have been put to flight.

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Cross references

“the pastors”

Jeremiah 12:10 Ezekiel 34:2–10 Isaiah 56:10–12 Jeremiah 10:8 Jeremiah 2:8 Jeremiah 8:9

Jeremiah 12:10 · BSB

Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.

Ezekiel 34:2–10 · BSB

“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?

Isaiah 56:10–12 · BSB

Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.

Jeremiah 10:8 · BSB

But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!

Jeremiah 2:8 · BSB

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 8:9 · BSB

The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

“their”

Ezekiel 34:12 Zechariah 13:7 Jeremiah 49:32 Jeremiah 50:17 Jeremiah 23:1 Ezekiel 34:5

Ezekiel 34:12 · BSB

As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.

Zechariah 13:7 · BSB

Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

Jeremiah 49:32 · BSB

Their camels will become plunder, and their large herds will be spoil. I will scatter to the wind in every direction those who shave their temples; I will bring calamity on them from all sides,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 50:17 · BSB

Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

Jeremiah 23:1 · BSB

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

Ezekiel 34:5 · BSB

They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20My tent is destroyed, and all its ropes are snapped. My sons have departed from me and are no more. I have no one left to pitch my tent or set up my curtains.

22Listen! The sound of a report is coming— a great commotion from the land to the north. It will make the cities of Judah a desolation, a haunt for jackals.

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