Jeremiah 23:1-2

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The Evil Leaders of Judah

23 “·How terrible it will be for [Woe to] ·those [^Lthe shepherds; ^Cthe leaders of Judah] who are scattering and destroying ·my people [^Lthe sheep of my pasture],” says the Lord.

² They are ·responsible for the people [^Lthe shepherds who shepherd my people; Num. 27:7; Ps. 78:70–72; Ezek. 34], so the Lord, the God of Israel, says to them: “You have scattered my ·people [flock] and forced them away and not taken care of them. So I will ·punish [take care of] you for the evil things you have done,” says the Lord.