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Now I will pour out judgment on you for the evil you have done to them. <a href="/esv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the LORD. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/23.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,” says the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel says concerning the shepherds who are tending My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not been concerned about them; behold, I am going to call you to account for the evil of your deeds,” declares the LORD. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel concerning the shepherds who are tending My people: &#8220You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; behold, I am about to attend to you for the evil of your deeds,&#8221 declares the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel concerning the shepherds who are tending My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; behold, I am about to attend to you for the evil of your deeds,” declares the LORD. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who are shepherding My people: “You have scattered My flock and banished them and have not attended to them; behold, I am about to attend to you for the evil of your deeds,” declares Yahweh. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, in regard to the shepherds who care for and feed My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; hear this, I am about to visit and attend to you for the evil of your deeds,” says the LORD. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend my people: You have scattered my flock, banished them, and have not attended to them. I am about to attend to you because of your evil acts”—this is the LORD’s declaration. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who shepherd My people: You have scattered My flock, banished them, and have not attended to them. I will attend to you because of your evil acts"—this is the LORD&#8217s declaration. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> Therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, against the shepherds 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 Jehovah. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You were supposed to take care of my people, but instead you chased them away. So now I'll punish you severely and make you pay for your crimes! <a href="/erv/jeremiah/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, against the shepherds 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. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "This is what I, the LORD God of Israel, said to the shepherds who take care of my people: You have scattered my sheep and chased them away. You have not taken care of them, so now I will take care of you by punishing you for the evil you have done," declares the LORD. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the rulers who were supposed to take care of his people: "You have not taken care of my people; you have scattered them and driven them away. Now I am going to punish you for the evil you have done. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore, this is what the LORD God of Israel says about the shepherds who are shepherding my people, "You have scattered my flock and driven them away. You haven't taken care of them, and now I'm about to take care of you because of your evil deeds," declares the LORD. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/jeremiah/23.htm">NET Bible</a> So the LORD God of Israel has this to say about the leaders who are ruling over his people: "You have caused my people to be dispersed and driven into exile. You have not taken care of them. So I will punish you for the evil that you have done. I, the LORD, affirm it! <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, against the shepherds who feed my people: "You have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them; look, I will visit on you the evil of your doings," says the LORD. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/jeremiah/23.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says against the shepherds who feed my people: “You have scattered my flock, driven them away, and have not visited them. Behold, I will visit on you the evil of your doings,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Therefore, thus said YHWH, God of Israel, "" Against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, and drive them away, "" And have not inspected them, "" Behold, I am charging on you the evil of your doings,” "" A declaration of YHWH. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Against the shepherds who feed My people, Ye have scattered My flock, and drive them away, And have not inspected them, Lo, I am charging on you the evil of your doings, An affirmation of Jehovah. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this, thus said Jehovah God of Israel, against the shepherds feeding my people: Ye scattered my flock and ye will thrust them away, and ye reviewed them not: behold me reviewing over you the evil of your doings, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord the God of Israel to the pastors that feed my people: You have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold I will visit upon you for the evil of your doings, saith the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Because of this, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to the shepherds who pasture my people: You have scattered my flock, and you have driven them away, and you have not visited them. Behold, I will visit upon you because of your evil pursuits, says the Lord. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/23.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, against the shepherds who shepherd my people: You have scattered my sheep and driven them away. You have not cared for them, but I will take care to punish your evil deeds. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. So I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore thus speaks the LORD God of Israel against the shepherds who feed my people: You have scattered my flock, and have caused them to go astray, and have not visited them; behold, I will punish you according to your evil doings, says the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, thus says LORD JEHOVAH, God of Israel, to the Shepherds who shepherd my people: “You have scattered my sheep and you have led them astray, and you have not visited them. Behold, I visit upon you according to the evil of your works, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, against the shepherds that feed My people: Ye have scattered My flock, and driven them away, and have not taken care of them; behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord against them that tend my people; Ye have scattered my sheep, and driven them out, and ye have not visited them: behold, I will take vengeance upon you according to your evil practices. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=6598" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/23.htm">David's Righteous Branch</a> 1“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD. 2<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">about</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: hā·rō·‘îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">the shepherds</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: hā·rō·‘îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">who tend</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">My people:</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</a> <a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: hă·p̄i·ṣō·ṯem (V-Hifil-Perf-2mp) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">have scattered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: ṣō·nî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">My flock</a> <a href="/hebrew/5080.htm" title="5080: wat·tad·di·ḥūm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-2mp:: 3mp) -- To impel, thrust, banish. A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">and driven them away,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: p̄ə·qaḏ·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">attended to them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: p̄ō·qêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">I will attend</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7455.htm" title="7455: rō·a‘ (N-msc) -- Badness, evil. From ra'a'; badness, physically or morally.">for the evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/4611.htm" title="4611: ma·‘al·lê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A deed, practice. From alal; an act.">of your deeds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> 3Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Ezekiel 34:2-10</a> “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? / You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. / You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. ... <a href="/zechariah/11-17.htm">Zechariah 11:17</a> Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!” <a href="/matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13-15</a> Woe 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 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 hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are. <a href="/john/10-12.htm">John 10:12-13</a> The 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. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep. <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10-12</a> Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. / Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain: / “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!” <a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28-30</a> Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood. / I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them. <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2-3</a> Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; / not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Zechariah 10:3</a> “My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle. <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a> When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. <a href="/james/3-1.htm">James 3:1</a> Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. <a href="/micah/3-1.htm">Micah 3:1-3</a> Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? / You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. / You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.” <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a> Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep. <a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a> My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. <a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a> Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” <a href="/luke/11-52.htm">Luke 11:52</a> Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore thus said the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; You have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit on you the evil of your doings, said the LORD.and have.<a href="/matthew/25-36.htm">Matthew 25:36,43</a> Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me… <a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a> Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.I.<a href="/jeremiah/23-34.htm">Jeremiah 23:34</a> And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house.<a href="/jeremiah/5-9.htm">Jeremiah 5:9,29</a> Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? … <a href="/jeremiah/8-12.htm">Jeremiah 8:12</a> Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/17-24.htm">Care</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-15.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-22.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Pastors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-21.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-3.htm">Tending</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">Visit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Visited</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-4.htm">Care</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-22.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-4.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-11.htm">Pastors</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-11.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-4.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/amos/7-15.htm">Tending</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-8.htm">Visit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-18.htm">Visited</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 23</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">He prophesies a restoration of the scattered flock.</a> 5. <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Christ shall rule and save them.</a> 9. <a href="/jeremiah/23-9.htm">Against false prophets;</a> 33. <a href="/jeremiah/23-33.htm">and mockers of the true prophets.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: This phrase establishes the authority of the message, coming directly from the LORD, the covenant God of Israel. The term "shepherds" refers to the leaders of Israel, including kings, priests, and prophets, who were responsible for guiding and caring for the people. In biblical times, shepherding was a common occupation, and the metaphor of shepherds for leaders is used throughout Scripture (e.g., <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/34.htm">Ezekiel 34</a>). The leaders were expected to protect and nurture the people, much like a shepherd does with sheep.You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them: Here, God accuses the leaders of failing in their duties. Instead of gathering and caring for the people, they have caused division and dispersion. This scattering can be understood both literally, as in the exile of the Israelites, and spiritually, as in leading the people away from true worship. The leaders' neglect and misguidance have resulted in the people being spiritually lost and vulnerable. This echoes the warnings found in <a href="/ezekiel/34-4.htm">Ezekiel 34:4-6</a>, where God condemns the shepherds for their failure to care for the flock.Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD: God promises to hold the leaders accountable for their actions. The phrase "I will attend to you" indicates divine judgment and retribution. This is a common theme in prophetic literature, where God assures that He will not let injustice and neglect go unpunished. The "evil of your deeds" highlights the moral and spiritual corruption of the leaders, which has led to the suffering of the people. This judgment serves as a warning and a call to repentance, emphasizing God's justice and righteousness. The concept of divine retribution is also seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/10.htm">Isaiah 10:1-3</a> and <a href="/hosea/4-9.htm">Hosea 4:9</a>, where leaders are held accountable for their failure to uphold God's standards.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who speaks through the prophet Jeremiah, expressing His judgment against the leaders of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_shepherds.htm">The Shepherds</a> Symbolic of the leaders of Israel, including kings, priests, and prophets, who were responsible for guiding and caring for God's people but failed in their duties. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_flock.htm">The Flock</a> Represents the people of Israel, who have been neglected and scattered due to the failure of their leaders. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> The prophet through whom God delivers this message of judgment and impending accountability for the leaders of Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation chosen by God, currently suffering due to the misguidance and neglect of its leaders.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/accountability_of_leaders.htm">Accountability of Leaders</a> God holds leaders accountable for their actions, especially when they neglect their responsibilities. Leaders today must remember that they are stewards of God's people. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_shepherding.htm">The Importance of Shepherding</a> True shepherding involves care, guidance, and protection. Leaders in the church should emulate the Good Shepherd, Jesus, in their leadership style. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a> God promises to address the wrongs committed by leaders. This serves as a reminder that God sees and will act against injustice and neglect. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_flock.htm">The Role of the Flock</a> While leaders are accountable, the flock also has a responsibility to seek truth and hold leaders accountable to God's standards. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a> Despite the failures of human leaders, God promises restoration and care for His people, offering hope and assurance of His ultimate sovereignty and goodness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 23</a> <a href="/q/are_you_ready_to_face_death.htm">What does 'your rod and staff comfort me' mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_pastoral_theology.htm">What defines pastoral theology?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_some_bad_leaders_go_unpunished.htm">Jeremiah 23:1–2: How can God condemn “shepherds” who mislead the flock while, historically, many oppressive leaders seem to go unpunished? </a> <a href="/q/ezekiel_34__judgment_inconsistencies.htm">Ezekiel 34 - Are there any inconsistencies with other prophetic books about how judgment is executed and who is held accountable?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Ye have scattered my flock.--The charge was true literally as well as spiritually. The dispersion of the people in Egypt, Assyria, and Chaldaea was the result of the neglect, the tyranny, the feebleness of their rulers. They had been led, not as the Eastern shepherd leads (<a href="/context/john/10-4.htm" title="And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.">John 10:4-5</a>), but "driven"--not to the fold, but "away" into far lands.Have not visited.--i.e., cared for and regarded. They were negligent, but God was not, and He therefore would "visit" them by reproof and chastisement.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - The Lord God of Israel; strictly, Jehovah the God of Israel. This national title of Jehovah suggests, in such a connection, that the crime of the kings is nothing short of sacrilege. Ye have scattered, etc.; i.e. been the cause of their scattering, Have not visited them. "To visit" often, by a natural association of ideas, means "to give attention to." By an equally natural association, it means "to fall upon, to punish." Hence, in the next clause, I will visit upon you. We have the same combination of meanings in <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Zechariah 10:3</a>. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Therefore, לָ֠כֵן (lā·ḵên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus this is what כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD, יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc says אָמַ֨ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say about עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the shepherds הָרֹעִים֮ (hā·rō·‘îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with who tend הָרֹעִ֣ים (hā·rō·‘îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with My people: עַמִּי֒ (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock “You אַתֶּ֞ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you have scattered הֲפִצֹתֶ֤ם (hă·p̄i·ṣō·ṯem) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> To be dispersed or scattered My flock צֹאנִי֙ (ṣō·nî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock and driven them away, וַתַּדִּח֔וּם (wat·tad·di·ḥūm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5080.htm">Strong's 5080: </a> To impel, thrust, banish and have not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no attended to them. פְקַדְתֶּ֖ם (p̄ə·qaḏ·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit Behold, הִנְנִ֨י (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> Lo! behold! I will attend פֹקֵ֧ד (p̄ō·qêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit to עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against you אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case for the evil רֹ֥עַ (rō·a‘) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7455.htm">Strong's 7455: </a> Badness, evil of your deeds, מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם (ma·‘al·lê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4611.htm">Strong's 4611: </a> A deed, practice declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Jeremiah 23:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Jeremiah 23:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Jeremiah 23:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Jeremiah 23:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Jeremiah 23:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Jeremiah 23:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Jeremiah 23:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Jeremiah 23:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Jeremiah 23:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/23-2.htm">Jeremiah 23:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-2.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 23:2 Therefore thus says Yahweh the God (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/23-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 23:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 23:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>