Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23:1
1“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woe | ה֣וֹי | hō·w | Interjection | H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha |
| to the shepherds | רֹעִ֗ים | rō·‘îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| who destroy | מְאַבְּדִ֧ים | mə·’ab·bə·ḏîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H6 perish |
| and scatter | וּמְפִצִ֛ים | ū·mə·p̄i·ṣîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H6327 be dispersed, scattered |
| the sheep | צֹ֥אן | ṣōn | Noun - common singular construct | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| of My pasture | מַרְעִיתִ֖י | mar·‘î·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H4830 pasturing, shepherding, pasturage |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 10:21 · Zechariah 11:15–17 · Ezekiel 34:2–10 · Ezekiel 13:3 · Matthew 9:36 · Jeremiah 22:22 · Jeremiah 12:10 · Isaiah 56:9–12 · Luke 11:42–52 · Jeremiah 2:8 · Jeremiah 50:6 · John 10:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.