Zec 10:2, 13:7, Mat 9:36 | ESV | STEP | For the household gods utter nonsense , and the diviners see lies ; they tell false dreams and give empty consolation . Therefore the people wander like sheep ; they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd .

Zechariah 10:2

2 For ^athe household gods ^butter nonsense,
and the diviners see lies;
^cthey tell false dreams
and give empty consolation.
Therefore ^dthe people wander like sheep;
they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd.

Zechariah 13:7

The Shepherd Struck

7 “Awake, O sword, against ^emy shepherd,
against the man who stands next to me,”

declares the Lord of hosts.
^f“Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered;
I will turn my hand against the little ones.

Matthew 9:36

36 ^gWhen he saw the crowds, ^hhe had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, ⁱlike sheep without a shepherd.