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Jeremiah 23:2 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 23 · verse 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.Jeremiah 23:2 · King James Version
Jeremiah 23:2 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.
4And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- scatteredpûwtsto dash in pieces, literally or figurativelyH6327 →
- pastorsrâʻâhto tend a flockH7462 →
- visitedpâqadto visitH6485 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- saithʼâmarto sayH559 →
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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