Jeremiah 10:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 10:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 10:21 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 10:21 — KJV
“For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.”
— Jeremiah 10:21 (KJV)
Jeremiah 10:21 in Context — About the Book of Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached for forty years to a nation that would not listen, weeping as Jerusalem fell. Yet from the rubble come some of Scripture's most hopeful promises: plans to prosper and not harm, a new covenant written on hearts, and a God who invites us to call and see great things.
Cross-References for Jeremiah 10:21
“Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:21: sought, lord, therefore
“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.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:21: pastors, lord, therefore
“And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:21: become, lord, flocks
“Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:21: lord, therefore, scattered
“And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. in the visions...: Heb. in the seeing of God”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 10:21: sought, lord, prosper
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