God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 50:6
6My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray. They wander around on the mountains. They go from mountains to hills. They have forgotten their resting place.
Jeremiah 50:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.
- New International Version (NIV)“My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own resting place.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, turning them away on the mountains. From mountain to hill they have gone. They have forgotten their fold.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray; They have turned them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill; They have forgotten their resting place.
Context of Jeremiah 50:6
4“In those days and at that time,” declares the Lord, “the people of Israel and Judah will cry as they go together to seek the Lord their God. 5They will ask which road goes to Zion and turn in that direction. They will go there to make a permanent agreement with the Lord. It will not be forgotten. My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray. They wander around on the mountains. They go from mountains to hills. They have forgotten their resting place. 7Everyone who finds them eats them. Their enemies say, ‘We’re not guilty. They have sinned against the Lord, their true pasture. They have sinned against the Lord, the hope of their ancestors.’ 8“Run away from Babylon. Leave the land of the Babylonians. Be like the male goats that lead the flock.
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צֹ֤אן אֹֽבְדוֹת֙ הָי֣וּ עַמִּ֔י רֹעֵיהֶ֣ם הִתְע֔וּם הָרִ֖ים שֽׁוֹבְב֑וּם מֵהַ֤ר אֶל־גִּבְעָה֙ הָלָ֔כוּ שָׁכְח֖וּ רִבְצָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- My peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- hath been lostאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
- sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
- their shepherdsרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
- have caused them to go astrayתָּעָהtâ‛âh · to go astrayH8582
- they have turned them awayשׁוֹבָבshôbâb · turning backH7726
- they have turned them awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- they have goneהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- to hillגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · hillH1389
- they have forgottenשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
- their restingplaceרֵ֫בֶץrêbets · resting placeH7258
Cross-references for Jeremiah 50:6
- Jeremiah 50:17“The people of Israel are like scattered sheep that lions have chased. The first to devour them was the king of Assyria. The last to gnaw at their bones was King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
- Psalms 119:176I have wandered away like a lost lamb. Search for me, because I have never forgotten your commandments.
- Isaiah 53:6We have all strayed like sheep. Each one of us has turned to go his own way, and the Lord has laid all our sins on him.
- Matthew 9:36When he saw the crowds, he felt sorry for them. They were troubled and helpless like sheep without a shepherd.
- Matthew 10:6Instead, go to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel.
- Matthew 15:24Jesus responded, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel.”
- Luke 15:4“Suppose a man has 100 sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the 99 sheep grazing in the pasture and look for the lost sheep until he finds it?
- 1 Peter 2:25You were like lost sheep. Now you have come back to the shepherd and bishop of your lives.
- Jeremiah 10:21The shepherds are foolish. They don’t look to the Lord for help. That is why they won’t succeed, and all their flocks will be scattered.
- Jeremiah 23:11The prophets and priests are godless. Even in my temple I’ve found them doing evil,” declares the Lord.
- Isaiah 56:10⌞Israel’s⌟ watchmen are blind. None of them know anything. All of them are like dogs that are unable to bark. They lie around dreaming; they love to sleep.
- Ezekiel 34:4You have not strengthened those that were weak, healed those that were sick, or bandaged those that were injured. You have not brought back those that strayed away or looked for those that were lost. You have ruled them harshly and violently.
- Zechariah 11:4This is what the Lord my God says: Take care of the sheep that are about to be slaughtered.
- Jeremiah 2:20“Long ago you broke off your yoke, tore off your chains, and said that you wouldn’t be a slave. You lay down and acted like a prostitute on every high hill and under every large tree.
- Jeremiah 3:6When Josiah was king, the Lord asked me, “Did you see what unfaithful Israel did? She went up every high mountain and under every large tree, and she acted like a prostitute there.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 50:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6My people hath been lost sheep - He pities them; for their pastors, kings, and prophets have caused them to err. They have gone from mountain to hill - In all high places they have practiced idolatry.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Their shepherds mountains - Some translate it: Their shepherds, i. e., civil rulers (Jeremiah 2:8 note) “have led them astray upon the seducing moutains.” - the mountains being the usual places where idolatry was practiced. Their restingplace - Their fold Psalm 23:2.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The leaders of Israel and Judah, like Jeroboam I and Manasseh (see 1 Kings 12:25–13:34; 2 Kings 21:1–18), led the people away from the Lord. The mountains were both literal and symbolic—people often worshipped Baal on high places.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. (Is 53:6). on the mountains--whereon they sacrificed to idols (Jr 2:20; 3:6, 23). resting-place--for the "sheep," continuing the image; Jehovah is the resting-place of His sheep (Mt 11:28). They rest in His "bosom" (Is 40:11). Also His temple at Zion, their "rest," because it is His (Psa 132:8, 14).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 50
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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