New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 23:1-5

1“1Woe to the shepherds who are 2destroying and scattering the 3sheep of My pasture!” declares the Lord. 2Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel concerning the shepherds who are 4tending My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; behold, I am about to 5attend to you for the 6evil of your deeds,” declares the Lord. 3“Then I Myself will 7gather the remnant of My flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and bring them back to their pasture, and they will be fruitful and multiply. 4I will also raise up 8shepherds over them and they will 9tend them; and they will 10not be afraid any longer, nor be terrified, 11nor will any be missing,” declares the Lord.

5“Behold, the 12days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When I will raise up for David a righteous 13 14Branch; And He will 15reign as king and 16act wisely And 17do justice and righteousness in the land.

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Notes

1. Jeremiah 23:1 Ezek 13:3; 34:2; Zech 11:17 ↩
2. Jeremiah 23:1 Is 56:9-12; Jer 10:21; 50:6 ↩
3. Jeremiah 23:1 Ezek 34:31 ↩
4. Jeremiah 23:2 Lit shepherding ↩
5. Jeremiah 23:2 Ex 32:34 ↩
6. Jeremiah 23:2 Jer 21:12; 44:22 ↩
7. Jeremiah 23:3 Is 11:11, 12, 16; Jer 31:7, 8; 32:37 ↩
8. Jeremiah 23:4 Jer 3:15; 31:10; Ezek 34:23 ↩
9. Jeremiah 23:4 Or shepherd ↩
10. Jeremiah 23:4 Jer 30:10; 46:27, 28 ↩
11. Jeremiah 23:4 John 6:39; 10:28; 1 Pet 1:5 ↩
12. Jeremiah 23:5 Jer 33:14 ↩
13. Jeremiah 23:5 Lit Sprout ↩
14. Jeremiah 23:5 Is 4:2; 11:1-5; 53:2; Jer 30:9; 33:15, 16; Zech 3:8; 6:12, 13 ↩
15. Jeremiah 23:5 Is 9:7; 52:13; Luke 1:32, 33 ↩
16. Jeremiah 23:5 Or succeed ↩
17. Jeremiah 23:5 Ps 72:2; Is 9:7; 32:1; Dan 9:24 ↩

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