Jeremiah 23:1
הוֹי רֹעִים מְאַבְּדִים וּמְפִצִים אֶת ־ צֹאן מַרְעִיתִי נְאֻם ־ יְהוָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
In Context
Cross References
Jeremiah 2:8הַכֹּהֲנִים לֹא אָֽמְרוּ אַיֵּה יְהוָה וְתֹפְשֵׂי הַתּוֹרָה לֹא יְדָעוּנִי וְהָרֹעִים פָּשְׁעוּ בִי וְהַנְּבִיאִים נִבְּאוּ בַבַּעַל וְאַחֲרֵי לֹֽא ־ יוֹעִלוּ הָלָֽכוּ ׃
Jeremiah 10:21כִּי נִבְעֲרוּ הָֽרֹעִים וְאֶת ־ יְהוָה לֹא דָרָשׁוּ עַל ־ כֵּן לֹא הִשְׂכִּילוּ וְכָל ־ מַרְעִיתָם נָפֽוֹצָה ׃ ס
Jeremiah 22:22כָּל ־ רֹעַיִךְ תִּרְעֶה ־ רוּחַ וּֽמְאַהֲבַיִךְ בַּשְּׁבִי יֵלֵכוּ כִּי אָז תֵּבֹשִׁי וְנִכְלַמְתְּ מִכֹּל רָעָתֵֽךְ ׃
Jeremiah 23:11כִּֽי ־ גַם ־ נָבִיא גַם ־ כֹּהֵן חָנֵפוּ גַּם ־ בְּבֵיתִי מָצָאתִי רָעָתָם נְאֻם ־ יְהוָֽה ׃
Jeremiah 50:6צֹאן אֹֽבְדוֹת היה עַמִּי רֹעֵיהֶם הִתְעוּם הָרִים שובבים מֵהַר אֶל ־ גִּבְעָה הָלָכוּ שָׁכְחוּ רִבְצָֽם ׃
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 23:1
In this chapter the prophet, in God's name, is dealing his reproofs and threatenings, I. Among the careless princes, or pastors of the people ( ver. 1, 2 ), yet promising to take care of the flock, which they had been wanting in their duty to, ver. 3-8 . II. Among the wicked prophets and priests, whose bad character is here given at large in divers instances, especially their imposing upon the people with their pretended inspirations, at which the prophet is astonished, and for which they must expect to be… Read the whole commentary →