The Righteous Branch

23 (A)“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord.

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The Righteous Branch

23 “Woe to the shepherds(A) who are destroying and scattering(B) the sheep of my pasture!”(C) declares the Lord.

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(A)Shepherds with their flocks shall come against her;
    (B)they shall pitch their tents around her;
    they shall pasture, each in his place.

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Shepherds(A) with their flocks will come against her;
    they will pitch their tents around(B) her,
    each tending his own portion.”

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21 (A)For the shepherds (B)are stupid
    and do not inquire of the Lord;
therefore they have not prospered,
    (C)and all their flock is scattered.

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21 The shepherds(A) are senseless(B)
    and do not inquire of the Lord;(C)
so they do not prosper(D)
    and all their flock is scattered.(E)

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22 (A)The wind shall shepherd all your shepherds,
    and (B)your lovers shall go into captivity;
(C)then you will be ashamed and confounded
    because of all your evil.

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22 The wind(A) will drive all your shepherds(B) away,
    and your allies(C) will go into exile.
Then you will be ashamed and disgraced(D)
    because of all your wickedness.

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34 (A)“Wail, (B)you shepherds, and cry out,
    (C)and roll in ashes, you lords of the flock,
for the days of your slaughter and dispersion have come,
    and you shall fall like a choice vessel.

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34 Weep and wail, you shepherds;(A)
    roll(B) in the dust, you leaders of the flock.
For your time to be slaughtered(C) has come;
    you will fall like the best of the rams.[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 25:34 Septuagint; Hebrew fall and be shattered like fine pottery

36 A voice—the cry (A)of the shepherds,
    (B)and the wail of the lords of the flock!
For the Lord is laying waste their pasture,

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36 Hear the cry(A) of the shepherds,(B)
    the wailing of the leaders of the flock,
    for the Lord is destroying their pasture.

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11 (A)The dogs have a mighty appetite;
    they never have enough.
But (B)they are shepherds who have no understanding;
    they have all turned to their own way,
    (C)each to his own gain, one and all.

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11 They are dogs with mighty appetites;
    they never have enough.
They are shepherds(A) who lack understanding;(B)
    they all turn to their own way,(C)
    they seek their own gain.(D)

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(A)“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: (B)Ah, shepherds of Israel (C)who have been feeding yourselves! (D)Should not shepherds feed the sheep?

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“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock?(A)

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17 (A)“Woe to my worthless shepherd,
    (B)who deserts the flock!
May the sword strike his arm
    and (C)his right eye!
Let his arm be wholly withered,
    his right eye utterly blinded!”

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17 “Woe to the worthless shepherd,(A)
    who deserts the flock!
May the sword strike his arm(B) and his right eye!
    May his arm be completely withered,
    his right eye totally blinded!”(C)

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12 He who is (A)a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and (B)leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and (C)scatters them. 13 He flees because (D)he is a hired hand and (E)cares nothing for the sheep.

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12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.(A) Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

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