Jeremiah 10:21

For the ro'im (shepherds, pastors) are become stupid, 1 and inquire not of Hashem; 1 therefore they have not prospered, 1 and all their flock has been scattered. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The 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.

In Context

20My ohel is destroyed, 1 and all my tent cords are broken; 1 my banim are gone forth of me, and are no more; 1 there is none to pitch any more my ohel, 1 and to hang up my tent curtains. 1

22Hinei, the noise! The report is come, 1 and a great commotion out of Eretz Tzafon, 1 to make the towns of Yehudah desolate, 1 and a haunt of jackals. 1

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Cross References

Jeremiah 2:8The Kohanim asked not: Where is Hashem? 1 And they that handle the Torah had no da'as of Me; 1 the ro'im also rebelled against Me, 1 and the nevi'im prophesied by Ba'al, 1 and walked after worthless things. 1

Jeremiah 8:9The chachamim (wise men) are ashamed, 1 they are dismayed and trapped; 1 they have rejected the Devar Hashem; 1 so what chochmah (wisdom) is in them? 1

Jeremiah 10:14Kol Adam is stupid in his da'as; 1 every goldsmith is shamed by the pesel (idol); 1 for his nesekh (molten image) is sheker, 1 and there is no ruach in them. 1

Jeremiah 23:1Woe be unto the ro'im that destroy and scatter the tzon of My pasture! saith Hashem.

Jeremiah 49:32And their gemalim (camels) shall be for plunder, 1 and the multitude of their mikneh (herds) a plunder; 1 and I will scatter unto kol ruach (all winds) 1 them that cut off the [hair] corners; 1 and I will bring their calamity 1 from all sides thereof, saith Hashem. 1

Ezekiel 22:25There is a kesher of her nevi'im in the midst thereof, like a roaring ari (lion) tearing the prey; they have devoured nefesh; they have taken the khosen (treasure, wealth) and precious things; they have made her many almanot (widows) in the midst thereof.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 10:18-25

Lamentation of Judah; Sovereignty of Divine Providence; Prophetic Imprecations. ( b. c. 606.) 17 Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress. 18 For thus saith the Lord , Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so. 19 Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it. 20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are… Read the whole commentary →

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