23 1 Against false pastors. 5 A prophecy of the great Pastor Jesus Christ.

Woe be unto [a]the pastors that destroy and scatter the [b]sheep of my pasture, saith the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 23:1 Meaning, the princes, governors and false prophets, as Ezek. 34:2.
  2. Jeremiah 23:1 For the which I have especial care, and have prepared good pastures for them.

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds, (A)Woe be unto the [a]shepherds of Israel, that feed themselves: should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 34:2 By the shepherds he meaneth the king, the Magistrates, Priests, and Prophets.

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