Jeremiah 10:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.”

Jeremiah 10:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 10:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 10:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For the shepherds have become brutish, and have not inquired of Yahweh. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks have scattered.”

Jeremiah 10:21 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 10:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of Jehovah: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered. ”

Jeremiah 10:21 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 10:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For the shepherds have become brutish, And Jehovah they have not sought, Therefore they have not acted wisely, And all their flock is scattered.”

Jeremiah 10:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 10:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not sought Jehovah; therefore have they not acted wisely, and all their flock is scattered. ”

Jeremiah 10:21 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 10:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the Pastours are become beasts, and haue not sought the Lord: therefore haue they none vnderstanding: and all the flockes of their pastures are scattered.”

Jeremiah 10:21 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 10:21 in Context — Jeremiah 10

19 Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.

20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.

21 For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

22 Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.

23 O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

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What Does Jeremiah 10:21 Mean?

Jeremiah 10:21 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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