Jeremiah 23:1 ““Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!…”

Jeremiah 23:1

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

Woe be vnto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheepe of my pasture, saith the Lord.

Darby Translation

Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

Woe to shepherds destroying, And scattering the flock of My pasture, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

A curse is on the keepers who are causing the destruction and loss of the sheep of my field, says the Lord.

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Cross references

“Woe”

Ezekiel 13:3 Luke 11:42–52 Jeremiah 2:8 Matthew 23:13–29 Jeremiah 2:26 Ezekiel 34:2

Ezekiel 13:3 · BSB

This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit yet have seen nothing.

Luke 11:42–52 · BSB

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 · 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.

Matthew 23:13–29 · BSB

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

Jeremiah 2:26 · BSB

As the thief is ashamed when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced. They, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets

Ezekiel 34:2 · 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?

“pastors”

Jeremiah 10:21 Zechariah 11:15–17 Ezekiel 34:2–10 Matthew 9:36 Jeremiah 12:10 Jeremiah 22:22

Jeremiah 10:21 · BSB

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 · BSB

And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Ezekiel 34:2–10 · BSB

Matthew 9:36 · BSB

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 · BSB

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 · BSB

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.

Also

Ezekiel 34:31

Ezekiel 34:31 · BSB

‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

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

In context

2Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD.

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