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Jeremiah 23:1 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 23 · verse 1
Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.Jeremiah 23:1 · King James Version
Jeremiah 23:1 in context
1Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
2Therefore 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.
3And 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 be fruitful and increase.
Commentary
Cross references
- Jeremiah 10:21
- Zechariah 11:15-17
- Ezekiel 34:2-10
- Ezekiel 13:3
- Matthew 9:36
- Jeremiah 12:10
- Jeremiah 22:22
- Isaiah 56:9-12
Key words (Strong's)
- pastorsrâʻâhto tend a flockH7462 →
- destroyʼâbadproperly, to wander awayH6 →
- scatterpûwtsto dash in pieces, literally or figurativelyH6327 →
- pasturemirʻîythpasturageH4830 →
- sheeptsôʼna collective name for a flockH6629 →
- saithnᵉʼuman oracleH5002 →
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I. Here is a word of terror to the negligent shepherds. The day is at hand when God will reckon with them concerning the trust and charge committed to them: Woe be to the pastors (to the rulers, both in church and state) who should be to those they are set over as pastors to lead them, feed them, protect them, and…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8