Jeremiah 23:1

“Woe be unto the pastors, etc.] Or, “O ye shepherds” or “governors”, as the Targum; the civil rulers and magistrates, kings and princes of the land of Israel; since ecclesiastical rulers, the priests and prophets, are mentioned as distinct from them in (<242309>Jeremiah 23:9); whose business it was to rule and guide, protect and defend, the people: but, instead of that, they were such that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture, saith the Lord God; set them bad examples, led them into idolatry and other sins, which were the cause of their ruin, and of their being carried captive, and scattered in other countries; and their sin was the more aggravated, inasmuch as these people were the…”

“THE WICKED RULERS TO BE SUPERSEDED BY THE KING, WHO SHOULD REIGN OVER THE AGAIN UNITED PEOPLES, ISRAEL AND JUDAH. (Jer. 23:1-40) pastors--Shallum, Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, and Zedekiah (Eze 34:2).”

“The pastors - shepherds, i. e., civil rulers Jeremiah 2:8. The sheep of My pasture - literally, of My pasturing, the sheep of whom I am shepherd. The people do not belong to the rulers but to God. return to 'Top of Page'”

“23:1-8 The Lord rebuked the three kings (ch 22) and contrasted them with the righteous leader he would place over his people after the Exile. 23:1 Kings in the ancient Near East were often referred to as shepherds. Good shepherds would protect and care for their people, but Judah’s kings scattered their people instead.”

“Woe: Jer 2:8, Jer 2:26; Eze 13:3, Eze 34:2; Zac 11:17; Matt. 23:13-29; Luk 11:42-52 pastors: Jer 23:2, Jer 23:11-15, Jer 2:8, Jer 10:21, Jer 12:10, Jer 22:22, Jer 25:34-36, Jer 50:6; Isa 56:9-12; Eze 22:25-29, Eze 34:2-10, Eze 34:21; Mic 3:11, Mic 3:12; Zep 3:3, Zep 3:4; Zac 11:5-7, Zac 11:15-17; Mat 9:36, Mat 15:14; Joh 10:10, Joh 10:12 Jeremiah 23:2”

“The gathering again of the flock, scattered by the evil shepherds, by meant of the righteous branch from the stock of David. - Jer 23:1. "Woe to shepherds that destroy and scatter the flock of my pasturing! saith Jahveh. Jer 23:2. Therefore thus saith Jahveh, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds that feed my people: Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and not visited them; behold, I will visit on you the evil of your doings, saith Jahveh. Jer 23:3. And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all lands whither I have driven them, and bring them back to their pasture, that they may be fruitful and increase; Jer 23:4. And will raise up over them shepherds that shall…”