Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And
Therefore they have not prospered,
And
King James Version
For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
Holman Bible
they don’t seek the Lord.
Therefore they have not prospered,
and their whole flock is scattered.
International Standard Version
Because the shepherds are stupid and don't seek the LORD, therefore, they don't prosper, and their flock is scattered.
A Conservative Version
For the shepherds have become brutish, and have not inquired of LORD. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.
American Standard Version
For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of Jehovah: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.
Amplified
For the shepherds [of the people] have become [like brutes,] irrational and stupid,
And have not searched for the Lord or asked about Him or realized their need for Him;
Therefore they have not been wise and have not prospered,
And all their flocks are scattered.
Bible in Basic English
For the keepers of the sheep have become like beasts, not looking to the Lord for directions: so they have not done wisely and all their flocks have been put to flight.
Darby Translation
For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not sought Jehovah; therefore have they not acted wisely, and all their flock is scattered.
Julia Smith Translation
For the shepherds were brutish, and they sought not Jehovah: for this they considered not, and all their flock was scattered.
King James 2000
For the shepherds have become senseless, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the shepherds have become stupid, they do not seek Yahweh. {Therefore} they do not have insight, and all of their flock are scattered.
Modern King James verseion
For the pastors have become stupid, and have not sought Jehovah, therefore they shall not be blessed, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the herdsmen have done foolishly, that they have not sought the LORD. Therefore have they dealt unwisely with their cattle, and all are scattered abroad.
NET Bible
For our leaders are stupid. They have not sought the Lord's advice. So they do not act wisely, and the people they are responsible for have all been scattered.
New Heart English Bible
For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of the LORD: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.
The Emphasized Bible
For the shepherds, have become brutish, And Yahweh, have they not sought, - For this cause, have they not prospered, And, all their flock, is scattered.
Webster
For the pastors have become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
World English Bible
For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of Yahweh: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.
Youngs Literal Translation
For the shepherds have become brutish, And Jehovah they have not sought, Therefore they have not acted wisely, And all their flock is scattered.
Themes
Jeremiah » The prophet » Lamentations of » Over jerusalem
Prosperity » Who shall not prosper
Shepherds/pastors » False shepherds/pastors
The lord seeking that which was lost » The reward for not seeking the lord
Topics
Interlinear
Ra`ah
Ba`ar
Sakal
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 10:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Nation Accepts Its Judgment
20
And all my ropes are broken;
My
There is
Or to set up my curtains.
And
Therefore they have not prospered,
And
A great commotion
To
A desolation, a haunt of jackals.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 2:8
And those who handle the law
The
And the
And walked after
Jeremiah 10:8
In their discipline of
Isaiah 56:10-12
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
Jeremiah 5:31
And the priests rule
And My people
But what will you do at the end of it?
Jeremiah 8:9
They are dismayed and caught;
Behold, they have
And what kind of wisdom do they have?
Jeremiah 10:14
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his
For his molten images are deceitful,
And there is no breath in them.
Jeremiah 12:10
They have
They have made My
A desolate wilderness.
Jeremiah 23:1-2
“
Jeremiah 23:9-32
My
All my bones tremble;
I have become like a drunken man,
Even like a man overcome with wine,
Because of the Lord
And because of His holy words.
Jeremiah 49:32
And their many cattle for booty,
And I will
And I will bring their disaster from every side,” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 50:17
“Israel is a
Ezekiel 22:25-30
There is a
Ezekiel 34:2-10
“Son of man, prophesy against the
Ezekiel 34:12
Zechariah 10:3
And I will punish the
For the Lord of hosts has
And will make them like His majestic horse in battle.
Zechariah 13:7
And against the man, My
Declares the Lord of hosts.
“
And I will
John 10:12-13