Yeremia 23:1
Konteks23:1 The Lord says, 1 “The leaders of my people are sure to be judged. 2 They were supposed to watch over my people like shepherds watch over their sheep. But they are causing my people to be destroyed and scattered. 3
Yeremia 29:19
Konteks29:19 For they have not paid attention to what I said to them through my servants the prophets whom I sent to them over and over again,’ 4 says the Lord. 5 ‘And you exiles 6 have not paid any attention to them either,’ says the Lord. 7
[23:1] 1 tn Heb “Oracle of the
[23:1] 2 sn Heb This particle once again introduces a judgment speech. The indictment is found in v. 1 and the announcement of judgment in v. 2. This leads into an oracle of deliverance in vv. 3-4. See also the note on the word “judged” in 22:13.
[23:1] 3 tn Heb “Woe to the shepherds who are killing and scattering the sheep of my pasture.” See the study note on 22:13 for the significance of “Sure to be judged” (Heb “Woe”) See the study note for the significance of the metaphor introduced here.
[23:1] sn Verses 1-4 of ch. 23 are an extended metaphor in which the rulers are compared to shepherds and the people are compared to sheep. This metaphor has already been met with in 10:21 and is found elsewhere in the context of the
[29:19] 4 tn See the translator’s note on 7:13 for an explanation of this idiom.
[29:19] 5 tn Heb “Oracle of the
[29:19] 6 tn The word “exiles” is not in the text. It is supplied in the translation to clarify the referent of “you.”