Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith Jehovah.
WEB
“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.
YLT
Woe to shepherds destroying, And scattering the flock of My pasture, An affirmation of Jehovah.
DBT
Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith Jehovah.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.
- Author
- Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile