Jeremiah 23:1

“Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.”

"Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD." - Jeremiah 23:1
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What does Jeremiah 23:1 mean?

The verse Jeremiah 23:1 from the King James Version of the Bible states: "Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord." This verse is an excerpt from a larger prophecy given by the prophet Jeremiah, who was called by God to deliver…

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A Shepherd's Accountability: The Weighty Call of Jeremiah 23:1

In the depths of emotional and spiritual turmoil, the echoes of Jeremiah 23:1 resonate powerfully through the ages: "Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD." This profound lamentation from God Himself unveils a divine displeasure…

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A Prayer for Shepherds and God’s Flock

O Sovereign Lord, the Great Shepherd of our souls, we come before You with humble hearts, recognizing the weight of Your word in Jeremiah 23:1. "Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD." As we ponder Your warning, may it resonate…

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Jeremiah 23:1 - "Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 33:23 - "Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,"
Jeremiah 23:23 - "Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?"
Jeremiah 13:23
Jeremiah 23:16,17
Jeremiah 23:18
"Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying," - Jeremiah 33:23
Jeremiah 25:23 - "Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,"
Jeremiah 5:23 - "But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone."
Jeremiah 48:23 - "And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon,"
"Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?" - Jeremiah 23:23
Jeremiah 4:23 - "I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light."
Jeremiah 23:40 - "And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten."
Jeremiah 23:29 - "Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?"
Jeremiah 50:23 (KJVA) 23 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!
Jeremiah 17:23 - "But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction."
Jeremiah 23:31 - "Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith."
Jeremiah 11:23 - "And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation."
Jeremiah 23:26 - "How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart;"
Jeremiah 23:21 - "I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied."
Jeremiah 10:23 - "¶ O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps."
Jeremiah 23:11 - "For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 52:23 - "And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about."
Jeremiah 23:13 - "And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err."
Jeremiah 23:34 - "And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house."
Jeremiah 50:23 - "How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!"
Jeremiah 1:1 - "The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:"
"Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners," - Jeremiah 25:23
Jeremiah 23:37 - "Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee? and, What hath the LORD spoken?"