Jeremiah 23:1

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

“Woe to shepherds destroying, || And scattering the flock of My pasture,” || A declaration of YHWH.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

Woe to the pastors, that destroy and tear the sheep of my pasture, saith the Lord.

GNV

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

JPS

Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture! saith the LORD.

LXXE

Woe to the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of their pasture!

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Original-language editions

WLC

ה֣וֹי רֹעִ֗ים מְאַבְּדִ֧ים וּמְפִצִ֛ים אֶת־צֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתִ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ὢ ποιμένες οἱ ἀπολλύοντες καὶ διασκορπίζοντες τὰ πρόβατα τῆς νομῆς αὐτῶν.

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• Jeremiah 10:21For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.
• Zechariah 11:15–17And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd. For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor…
• Ezekiel 34:2–10“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?…
• Ezekiel 13:3This is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, yet have seen nothing.
• Matthew 9:36When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
• Jeremiah 22:22The 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.
• Jeremiah 12:10Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.
• Luke 11:42–52Woe to you Pharisees! 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. Woe to you Pharisees! You love the…
• Isaiah 56:9–12Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest. Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to…
• Jeremiah 50:6My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
• Jeremiah 2:8The 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.
• John 10:12The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
• Matthew 23:13–29Woe 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. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you…
• Zephaniah 3:3–4Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.
• Jeremiah 23:2Therefore 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…
• John 10:10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.

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