"And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD."
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SHEPHERDS - Men like Ezra, Nehemiah, and the Maccabees, raised up
especially by God. It is a revocation of the promise made to David 2
Samuel 7:12 so far as the earthly throne was concerned.
THEY SHA...
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CHAPTER 23:1-8
_ 1. The false shepherds (Jeremiah 23:1) _
2. The True Shepherd (Jeremiah 23:5)
Jeremiah 23:1. The word “pastors” means “shepherds.” Ezekiel
received a larger message about these fal...
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JEREMIAH 22:1 TO JEREMIAH 23:8. This section contains several distinct
Jeremianic prophecies, relating to contemporary kings of Judah; they
have been editorially collected, probably with some expansio...
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Jeremiah 23:1. See introd. summary to section. We should have
expected, as the natural sequel to the three preceding passages, a
direct reference to the reign of Zedekiah. Probably we may attribute
th...
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D. The Promise of an Ideal Ruler Jeremiah 23:1-8
TRANSLATION
(1) How sad it is that shepherds are destroying and scattering the
flock of My pasture! (oracle of the LORD). (2) Therefore, thus says
the...
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And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries
whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds;
and they shall be fruitful and increase.
Restoration of Judah fr...
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1-4. A remnant shall return....
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I WILL SET UP SHEPHERDS... — The words imply, in one sense, a return
to the theocracy, the breaking off the hereditary succession of the
house of David, and the giving of power to those who, like Ezra...
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וַ הֲקִמֹתִ֧י עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם רֹעִ֖ים וְ
רָע֑וּם וְ לֹא ־יִֽירְא֨וּ עֹ֧וד וְ
לֹא ־יֵחַ֛תּוּ וְ...
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CHAPTER VIII
BAD SHEPHERDS AND FALSE PROPHETS
Jeremiah 23:1, Jeremiah 24:1
"Woe unto the shepherds that destroy and scatter the sheep of My
pasture!"- Jeremiah 23:1
"Of what avail is straw instead...
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Having thus passed in review the predecessors of Zedekiah on the
throne of Judah, the prophet proceeded to deal with those who had been
responsible for the failure of the people, the false kings and
p...
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_Pastors; Zorobabel, &c., as figures of Christ, and of the pastors of
his Church. --- No more, as much as formerly. So many expressions must
be understood. --- Branch. Septuagint, "orient." --- Reign....
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It is blessed to observe, how from the unworthiness of man the Lord
takes occasion to magnify the riches of his grace. Not that our misery
is the cause of divine mercy: for his love was long before we...
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He confirms the promise, for he would give them faithful and true
pastors, who would perform their office as it behoved them; for it
would not be enough that the sheep should be restored to their fold...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21, 22, AND 23.
On the occasion of Zedekiah's request to Jeremiah to know if the Lord
would interfere in favour of the people against Nebuchadnezzar, the
Spir...
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AND I WILL SET SHEPHERDS OVER THEM, WHICH SHALL FEED THEM,.... Good
shepherds, rulers and governors, that shall rule them with wholesome
laws, and protect and defend them; such as Zerubbabel, Nehemiah...
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And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they
shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking,
saith the LORD.
Ver. 4. _And I will set up shepherds over the...
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_Therefore thus saith the Lord against the pastors that feed my
people_ That undertake the care of my people, though they do not
faithfully execute their trust. God calls them _his people, his flock,...
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THE RESTORATION OF THE SCATTERED FLOCK...
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1-8 Woe be to those who are set to feed God's people, but take no
concern to do them good! Here is a word of comfort to the neglected
sheep. Though only a remnant of God's flock is left, he will find...
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AND I WILL SET UP SHEPHERDS OVER THEM WHICH SHALL FEED THEM: some
think this prophecy was fulfilled in Nehemiah and Zerobabel, who were
pious and good governors, and consulted in their government the...
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Jeremiah 23:4 up H6965 (H8689) shepherds H7462 (H8802) feed H7462
(H8804) fear H3372 (H8799) dismayed H2865 (H8735) lacking H6485
(H8735) says H5002 (H8803) LORD H3068
I - Jeremiah 3:14-15,...
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THE PROMISE OF THE COMING SON OF DAVID WHO WILL TRIUMPH AND RULE
WISELY (JEREMIAH 23:1).
Having disabused the people's minds about the likelihood of any of
their current kings being the anticipated de...
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Jeremiah 23:1. _Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the
sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD._
What a dreadful woe this is upon all false shepherds, those who
profess to be sent of God to...
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CONTENTS: Future restoration and conversion of Israel. Message against
the faithless shepherds.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ.
CONCLUSION: Woe be to those who are commanded to feed God's people and
preten...
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Jeremiah 23:1. _Woe be to the pastors that destroy and scatter the
sheep._ Princes are often called pastors, as Cyrus, Isaiah 44:28,
because they enforce the laws and protect the people. Shallum, and...
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_I will set up shepherds over them, which shall feed them._
GOD-APPOINTED PASTORS
God, in His wisdom, has most clearly indicated to every man his work.
The doer carries within him the fitness for the...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—The
chapter is an epilogue to the denunciations of the three kings in
chap. 22. It must have been written and proclaimed about the beginnin...
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EXPOSITION
The first eight verses form the necessary conclusion of the group of
discourses summarized in Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 22:1. Like Isaiah,
our prophet follows up denunciation with consolation...
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Now in chapter 23 God speaks out against those
Pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture, saith the
LORD (Jeremiah 23:1).
God said, "They're My sheep, but these pastors are scattering...
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1 Peter 1:5; 1 Peter 5:1; Acts 20:28; Acts 20:29; Ezekiel 34:23; Hosea
3:3; Isaiah 11:11; Jeremiah 3:14; Jeremiah 3:15; Jeremiah 33:26;...