Jeremiah 23:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 23:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 23:1 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 23:1 — KJV
“Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.”
— Jeremiah 23:1 (KJV)
Jeremiah 23:1 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 23:1
“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:1: scatter, sheep, saith
“And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:1: destroy, sheep, lord
“But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:1: destroy, sheep, lord
“Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: from following: Heb. from after”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:1: sheep, saith, lord
“And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.”
Shares key themes with Jeremiah 23:1: scatter, sheep, lord
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