JER 10:21 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὅτι οἱ ποιμένες ἠφρονεύσαντο, καὶ τὸν Κύριον οὐκ ἐζήτησαν· διατοῦτο οὐκ ἐνόησε πᾶσα ἡ νομὴ, καὶ διεσκορπίσθησαν,
(Hoti hoi poimenes aʸfroneusanto, kai ton Kurion ouk ezaʸtaʸsan; diatouto ouk enoaʸse pasa haʸ nomaʸ, kai dieskorpisthaʸsan, )

BrTr For the shepherds have become foolish, and have not sought the Lord; therefore the whole pasture has failed, and the sheep have been scattered.

ULT For the shepherds are stupid and they do not seek Yahweh,
⇔ because of this they have not prospered, and all their flock has been scattered.

UST Our leaders have become just like animals;
⇔ they no longer ask Yahweh to guide them,
⇔ so they will no longer prosper,
⇔ and all those over whom they rule will be scattered.

BSB ⇔ For the shepherds have become senseless;
⇔ they do not seek the LORD.
⇔ Therefore they have not prospered,
⇔ and all their flock is scattered.

OEB ⇔ For the shepherds are foolish grown,
⇔ And nothing they care for Jehovah;
⇔ For this cause they have not prospered,
⇔ And all their flock is scattered.

WEBBE For the shepherds have become brutish,
⇔ and have not enquired of the LORD.
⇔ Therefore they have not prospered,
⇔ and all their flocks have scattered.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.

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

FBV The “shepherds”[fn] have become stupid—they don't ask the Lord for advice. That's why they have failed, and all their flock has been scattered.

10:21 “Shepherds”: referring to the nation's leaders.

T4T Our leaders [MET] no longer have any sense;
⇔ they no longer ask Yahweh to ◄guide them/tell them what to do►,
⇔ so they will no longer prosper,
⇔ and all those over whom they rule [MET] will be scattered.

LEB • they do not seek Yahweh. • [fn] they do not have insight, • and all of their flock are scattered.

10:18 Literally “Unto thus”

BBE 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.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of the LORD; therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.

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

DRA Because the pastors have done foolishly, and have not sought the Lord: therefore have they not understood, and all their flock is scattered.

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

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

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

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

KJB-1769 For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

KJB-1611 For the Pastours are become brutish, and haue not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flockes shall be scattered.
(For the Pastours are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.)

Bshps For the heardmen are become foolishe, and they haue not sought the Lorde: therefore haue they dealt vnwisely with their cattell, and all are scattered abrode.
(For the herdsmen are become foolishe, and they have not sought the Lord: therefore have they dealt unwisely with their cattle, and all are scattered abroad.)

Gnva 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.
(For the Pastours are become beasts, and have not sought the Lord: therefore have they none understanding: and all the flocks of their pastures are scattered. )

Cvdl For the hyrdmen haue done folishly, that they haue not sought the LORDE. Therfore haue they dealt vnwisely with their catell, & all are scatred abrode.
(For the herdsmen have done folishly, that they have not sought the LORD. Therefore have they dealt unwisely with their cattle, and all are scattered abroad.)

Wycl For the scheepherdis diden folili, and souyten not the Lord; therfor thei vndurstoden not, and alle the flok of hem is scaterid.
(For the shepherds did folili, and sought not the Lord; therefore they understoden not, and all the flok of them is scattered.)

Luth Denn die Hirten sind zu Narren worden und fragen nach dem HErr’s nicht; darum können sie auch nichts Rechtes lehren, sondern alle Herden sind zerstreuet.
(Because the Hirten are to Narren worden and fragen after to_him LORD’s not; therefore können they/she/them also nothing lawes lehren, rather all Herden are zerstreuet.)

ClVg Quia stulte egerunt pastores, et Dominum non quæsierunt: propterea non intellexerunt, et omnis grex eorum dispersus est.[fn]
(Because stulte egerunt pastores, and Dominum not/no quæsierunt: propterea not/no intellexerunt, and everyone grex their dispersus it_is. )

10.21 Grex. ID. Septuaginta: pecora. Quod juxta historiam stare non potest: in tam longa enim obsidione pecora non durassent.

10.21 Grex. ID. Septuaginta: pecora. That next_to historiam to_stand not/no potest: in tam longa because obsidione pecora not/no durassent.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) For the shepherds are stupid … all their flock has been scattered

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when become_stupid the,shepherds and=DOM YHWH not seek on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so not prospered and=all flock,their scattered )

Here the leaders of Israel are spoken of as if they were shepherds and the people of Israel are spoken of as if they were flocks of sheep. Alternate translation: “For the shepherds of our people are stupid … all the people of their flock have been scattered”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) all their flock has been scattered

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “and their enemies have scattered all their flock”

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