Jeremiah 23:1
Woe to shepherds destroying, And scattering the flock of My pasture, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Young's Literal Translation
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 2:8The priests have not said, 'Where [is] Jehovah?' And those handling the law have not known Me. And the shepherds transgressed against Me, And the prophets have prophesied by Baal, And after those who profit not have gone.
Jeremiah 10:21For the shepherds have become brutish, And Jehovah they have not sought, Therefore they have not acted wisely, And all their flock is scattered.
Jeremiah 22:22All thy friends consume doth wind, And thy lovers into captivity do go, Surely then thou art ashamed, And hast blushed for all thy wickedness.
Jeremiah 23:11For both prophet and priest have been profane, Yea, in My house I found their wickedness, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 50:6A perishing flock hath My people been, Their shepherds have caused them to err, [To] the mountains causing them to go back, From mountain unto hill they have gone, They have forgotten their crouching-place.
Ezekiel 22:25A conspiracy of its prophets [is] in its midst, as a roaring lion tearing prey; The soul they have devoured, Wealth and glory they have taken, Its widows have multiplied in its midst.
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 →