Jeremiah 23:1
The Righteous Branch
1 a“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord.Jeremiah 49:32
32 bTheir camels shall become plunder,their herds of livestock a spoil.
cI will scatter to every wind
dthose who cut the corners of their hair,
and I will bring their calamity
from every side of them,
declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 50:17
17 e“Israel is a hunted sheep fdriven away by lions. gFirst the king of Assyria hdevoured him, and now at last iNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon jhas gnawed his bones.Ezekiel 34:5-6
5 kSo they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and lthey became food for all the wild beasts. My sheep were scattered; 6they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all the face of the earth, mwith none to search or seek for them.Ezekiel 34:12
12As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on na day of clouds and othick darkness.Zechariah 13:7
The Shepherd Struck
7 “Awake, O sword, against pmy shepherd,against the man who stands next to me,”
declares the Lord of hosts.
q“Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;
I will turn my hand against the little ones.
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