Jeremiah 23:2

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
saith	אָמַ֨ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֜ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
pastors	הָרֹעִים֮ ha.ro.'Im	H7462	to tend a flock · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
feed	הָרֹעִ֣ים ha.ro.'Im	H7462	to tend a flock · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
people	עַמִּי֒ 'a.Mi	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
scattered	הֲפִצֹתֶ֤ם ha.fi.tzo.Tem	H6327	to dash in pieces · verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
flock	צֹאנִי֙ tzo.Ni	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix
away	וַתַּדִּח֔וּם va.ta.di.Chum	H5080	to push off · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
visited	פְקַדְתֶּ֖ם fe.kad.Tem	H6485	to visit (with friendly or hostile intent) · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
visit	פֹקֵ֧ד fo.Ked	H6485	to visit (with friendly or hostile intent) · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
evil	רֹ֥עַ Ro.a'	H7455	badness (as marring) · noun, common masculine singular construct
doings	מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם ma.'a.lei.Khem	H4611	an act (good or bad) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
saith	נְאֻם ne.'um-	H5002	an oracle · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 21:12 O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, le…
Micah 7:4 The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall…
Exodus 32:34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in…
Jeremiah 23:34 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.
Jeremiah 5:9 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 5:29 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 8:12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fal…
Jeremiah 11:22 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters sha…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 23:1-8

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 take care of them. They are not owners of the sheep. God here calls them the sheep of my pasture, whom I am interested in, and have provided good pasture for. Woe be to those therefore who are commanded to feed God's people, and pretend to do it, but who, instead of that, scatter the flock, and drive them away by their violence and oppression, and have not visited them, nor taken a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 23:2

Ye have not . . . visited them . . . I will visit upon you--just retribution. Play upon the double sense of "visit." "Visit upon," namely, in wrath (Exo 32:34).

John Gill on Jeremiah 23:2

Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel,.... The covenant God of that people, who are Called his sheep, and the sheep of his pasture; having made a covenant with their fathers, and provided a good pasture for them, the land of Israel, where they enjoyed all blessings, civil and religious, and appointed persons over them to feed them; but these did not do their duty, and therefore the Lord was against them, as follows: against the pastors that feed my people; whose office it was to feed, rule, and defend them; and who pretended to do it, but did it not; ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them; they had been the means of their being driven out of their…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 23:1-3

Jeremiah 23:1-3 1. Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. 1. Vae Pastoribus qui perdunt et dissipant gregem pascuorum meorum! dicit Jehova. 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. 2. Propterea sic dicit Jehova, Deus Israel, super Pastores pascentes populum meum, Vos dissipastis gregem meum et dispulistis, et non visitastis eos (vel, oves meas;) Ecce ego visitans (hoc est, visitabo) super vos malitiam actionum vestrarum, dicit Jehova: 3. And I…

Jeremiah 23:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 23:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 23:2

John Gill on Jeremiah 23:2

John Calvin on Jeremiah 23:1-3

Jeremiah 23:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 23:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 23:2

John Gill on Jeremiah 23:2

John Calvin on Jeremiah 23:1-3

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 23:1-3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 23:1-8

Rashi on Jeremiah 23:2