Jeremiah 23:2
Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, against the shepherds who feed my people: "You have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them; behold, I will visit on you the evil of your doings," says the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
1"Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!" says the Lord.
Cross References
Exodus 32:34Now go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, my angel shall go before you. Nevertheless in the day when I punish, I will punish them for their sin."
Jeremiah 5:29"Shall I not punish for these things?" says the Lord. "Shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 11:22therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, "Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine;
Jeremiah 17:10I, the Lord, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
Jeremiah 23:34As for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, who shall say, "The burden of the Lord," I will even punish that man and his house.
Micah 7:4The best of them is like a brier.The most upright is worse than a thorn hedge.The day of your watchmen,even your visitation, has come;now is the time of their confusion.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 23:2-9
Evangelical Predictions. ( b. c. 590.) 1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord . 2 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord . 3 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall… Read the whole commentary →