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.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לָ֠כֵן | La.khen | <to> therefore | H3651 → |
| כֹּֽה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → |
| אָמַ֨ר | 'a.Mar | he says | H559 → |
| יְהוָ֜ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | 'e.lo.Hei | [the] God of | H430 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| עַֽל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הָרֹעִים֮ | ha.ro.'Im | the shepherds | H7462 → |
| הָרֹעִ֣ים | ha.ro.'Im | who are shepherding | H7462 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| עַמִּי֒ | 'a.Mi | people my | H5971 → |
| אַתֶּ֞ם | 'a.Tem | you | H859 → |
| הֲפִצֹתֶ֤ם | ha.fi.tzo.Tem | you have scattered | H6327 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| צֹאנִי֙ | tzo.Ni | flock my | H6629 → |
| וַתַּדִּח֔וּם | va.ta.di.Chum | and you have driven away them | H5080 → |
| וְלֹ֥א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| פְקַדְתֶּ֖ם | fe.kad.Tem | you have paid attention to | H6485 → |
| אֹתָ֑ם | 'o.Tam | <obj.> them | H853 → |
| הִנְנִ֨י | hi.Ni | here I | H2005 → |
| פֹקֵ֧ד | fo.Ked | [am] about to visit | H6485 → |
| עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם | 'a.lei.Khem | on you | H5921 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| רֹ֥עַ | Ro.a' | [the] wickedness of | H7455 → |
| מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם | ma.'a.lei.Khem | deeds your | H4611 → |
| נְאֻם־ | ne.'um- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
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