Verse Lens · Context pointer
Jeremiah 23:2 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 2. 2Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Jeremiah introduces or commands “Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people” at Jeremiah 23:2 as “Destroying Shepherds Yield to Gathering and Care” develops.
Read It With
- Jeremiah 23:1–4
Read Jeremiah 23:2 with 23:1–4. By itself, “Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, imperial horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Leaders who scatter and fail to attend the flock are judged, while God promises gathering and shepherds who reduce fear and loss.
Why It Needs Context
Jeremiah 23:2 performs a local role inside “Destroying Shepherds Yield to Gathering and Care.” The prophetic word through Jeremiah introduces or commands “Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people” at Jeremiah 23:2 as “Destroying Shepherds Yield to Gathering and Care” develops. The selected verse alone does not carry the full claim.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Jeremiah 23:1–4 — Destroying Shepherds Yield to Gathering and CareSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Jeremiah 23:1–4, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Jeremiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2; fixed commit
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Jer.xml, OSIS 23:1–4
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