Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The shepherds are senseless and do not inquire of the LORD; so they do not prosper and all their flock is scattered. New Living Translation The shepherds of my people have lost their senses. They no longer seek wisdom from the LORD. Therefore, they fail completely, and their flocks are scattered. English Standard Version For the shepherds are stupid and do not inquire of the LORD; therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered. Berean Standard Bible For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered. King James Bible For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered. New King James Version For the shepherds have become dull-hearted, And have not sought the LORD; Therefore they shall not prosper, And all their flocks shall be scattered. New American Standard Bible For the shepherds have become stupid And have not sought the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, And all their flock is scattered. NASB 1995 For the shepherds have become stupid And have not sought the LORD; Therefore they have not prospered, And all their flock is scattered. NASB 1977 For the shepherds have become stupid And have not sought the LORD; Therefore they have not prospered, And all their flock is scattered. Legacy Standard Bible For the shepherds have become senseless And have not sought Yahweh; Therefore they have not prospered, And all their flock is scattered. Amplified Bible For the shepherds [of the people] have become [like brutes,] irrational and stupid, And have not searched for the LORD or asked about Him or realized their need for Him; Therefore they have not been wise and have not prospered, And all their flocks are scattered. Christian Standard Bible For the shepherds are stupid: They don’t seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and their whole flock is scattered. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the shepherds are stupid: they don’t seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and their whole flock is scattered. American Standard Version For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of Jehovah: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because they are insane Shepherds, and they have not desired LORD JEHOVAH, and because they did not prosper, all their flocks were scattered Brenton Septuagint Translation For the shepherds have become foolish, and have not sought the Lord; therefore the whole pasture has failed, and the sheep have been scattered. Contemporary English Version But I told them, "Our leaders were stupid failures, because they refused to listen to the LORD. And so we've been scattered like sheep. Douay-Rheims Bible Because the pastors have done foolishly, and have not sought the Lord: therefore have they not understood, and all their flock is scattered. English Revised Version For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of the LORD: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered. GOD'S WORD® Translation The shepherds are foolish. They don't look to the LORD for help. That is why they won't succeed, and all their flocks will be scattered. Good News Translation I answered, "Our leaders are stupid; they do not ask the LORD for guidance. This is why they have failed, and our people have been scattered. International Standard Version Because the shepherds are stupid and don't seek the LORD, therefore, they don't prosper, and their flock is scattered. JPS Tanakh 1917 For the shepherds are become brutish, And have not inquired of the LORD; Therefore they have not prospered, And all their flocks are scattered. Literal Standard Version For the shepherds have become brutish, | And they have not sought YHWH, | Therefore they have not acted wisely, | And all their flock is scattered. Majority Standard Bible For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered. New American Bible How stupid are the shepherds! The LORD they have not sought; For this reason they have failed, and all their flocks scattered. NET Bible For our leaders are stupid. They have not sought the LORD's advice. So they do not act wisely, and the people they are responsible for have all been scattered. New Revised Standard Version For the shepherds are stupid, and do not inquire of the LORD; therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered. New Heart English Bible For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of the LORD: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered. Webster's Bible Translation For the pastors have become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered. World English Bible For the shepherds have become brutish, and have not inquired of Yahweh. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks have scattered. Young's Literal Translation For the shepherds have become brutish, And Jehovah they have not sought, Therefore they have not acted wisely, And all their flock is scattered. Additional Translations ... Context The Coming Destruction…20My tent is destroyed, and all its ropes are snapped. My sons have departed from me and are no more. I have no one left to pitch my tent or set up my curtains. 21For the shepherds have become senseless; they do not seek the LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered. 22Listen! The sound of a report is coming—a great commotion from the land to the north. The cities of Judah will be made a desolation, a haunt for jackals.… Cross References Jeremiah 2:8 The 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. Jeremiah 22:30 This is what the LORD says: "Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah." Jeremiah 23:1 "Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!" declares the LORD. Jeremiah 23:2 Therefore 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 evil of your deeds, declares the LORD. Ezekiel 34:2 "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 34:5 They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts. Treasury of Scripture For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered. the pastors. Jeremiah 10:8,14 But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities… Jeremiah 2:8 The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit. Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? their. Jeremiah 23:1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. Jeremiah 49:32 And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD. Jeremiah 50:17 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones. Jump to Previous Acted Beasts Brutish Directions Flight Flock Flocks Inquire Inquired Keepers Pastors Prosper Prospered Scattered Senseless Sheep Shepherds Sought Stupid WiselyJump to Next Acted Beasts Brutish Directions Flight Flock Flocks Inquire Inquired Keepers Pastors Prosper Prospered Scattered Senseless Sheep Shepherds Sought Stupid WiselyJeremiah 10 1. The unequal comparison of God and idols.17. The prophet exhorts to flee from the calamity to come. 19. He laments the spoil of the tabernacle by foolish pastors. 23. He makes an humble supplication. (21) The pastors.--The "shepherds," used, as in Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 3:15, and elsewhere, of rulers generally, rather than of priests as such. Therefore they shall not prosper.--Better, therefore they have not done wisely. This is the primary meaning of the word (that of prosperity, as the result of prudence, the secondary), and is adopted by the LXX., Vulg., and most other versions. All their flocks.--Literally, all their pasture, the place, or the act, of pasturing, taken practically for the sheep that fed on it. Verse 21. - The pastors; i.e. the civil authorities (see on Jeremiah 2:8). They shall not prosper; rather, they have not prospered; or, better still, they have not acted wisely, the notion of prospering being rather suggested than expressed (the same word is used in Isaiah lit. 13).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the shepherds הָֽרֹעִ֔ים (hā·rō·‘îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with have become senseless נִבְעֲרוּ֙ (niḇ·‘ă·rū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1197: To kindle, consume, to be, brutish and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case do not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no seek דָרָ֑שׁוּ (ḏā·rā·šū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship the LORD. יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Therefore עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against they have not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no prospered, הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ (hiś·kî·lū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent and all their וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every flock מַרְעִיתָ֖ם (mar·‘î·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4830: A pasturing, shepherding, pasturage is scattered. נָפֽוֹצָה׃ (nā·p̄ō·w·ṣāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6327: To be dispersed or scattered Links Jeremiah 10:21 NIVJeremiah 10:21 NLT Jeremiah 10:21 ESV Jeremiah 10:21 NASB Jeremiah 10:21 KJV Jeremiah 10:21 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 10:21 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 10:21 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 10:21 French Bible Jeremiah 10:21 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 10:21 For the shepherds are become brutish (Jer.) |
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