Verse 21

The shepherds are senseless and do not seek the Lord; therefore they do not prosper, and all their flock is scattered.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For hyrdene er blitt dårer og har ikke søkt Herren. Derfor har de ikke handlet viselig, og hele flokken deres er spredd.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For hyrdene har blitt uforstandige og har ikke søkt Herren; derfor skal de ikke lykkes, og hele deres flokk skal bli spredt.

• Norsk King James

  For hyrdene har blitt hensynsløse og brutale, og har ikke søkt Herren: derfor skal de ikke ha fremgang, og alle deres flokker skal bli spredt.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For hyrdene er ufornuftige og har ikke søkt Herren; derfor handler de ikke klokt, og alle deres flokker er spredt.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For gjeterne er blitt dåraktige og har ikke søkt Herren. Derfor har de ikke lykkes, og hele deres flokk er spredt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For hyrdene er blitt ufornuftige, og har ikke søkt Herren: derfor skal de ikke lykkes, og hele flokken deres skal spres.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For hyrdene har blitt brutale og har ikke søkt Herren; derfor skal de ikke ha fremgang, og alle deres flokker skal spres.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For hyrdene er blitt ufornuftige, og har ikke søkt Herren: derfor skal de ikke lykkes, og hele flokken deres skal spres.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For gjeterne har oppført seg tankeløst og søkt ikke Herren. Derfor har de ikke hatt fremgang, og hele deres hjord er spredt.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For hyrdene er blitt tåpelige, og de har ikke søkt Herren. Derfor har de ikke handlet klokt, og all deres buskap er spredt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Hyrderne ere ufornuftige og søgte ikke Herren; derfor handle de ikke klogeligen, og al deres Fødes (Hjord) er adspredt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For hyrdene har blitt dumme og har ikke søkt Herren, derfor har de ikke fremgang, og alle deres flokker er spredt.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For hyrdene har blitt dumme, og har ikke spurt Herren: derfor har de ikke lyktes, og alle deres flokker er spredt.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For hyrdene har blitt tåpelige, og Herren har de ikke søkt. Derfor handlet de ikke vist, og hele deres flokk er spredt.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For hyrdene har blitt tankeløse, og har ikke spurt Herren; derfor har de ikke hatt hell med seg, og hele deres hjord er spredt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For gjeterne har blitt som dyr og søker ikke Herren for veiledning: derfor har de ikke handlet klokt, og alle deres flokker er spredt.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  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.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  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.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 12:10 : 10 Many shepherds have ruined my vineyard; they have trampled my portion underfoot. They have turned my pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.
• Ezek 34:2-9 : 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, the shepherds: This is what the Lord GOD says, 'Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not shepherds feed the flock? 3 You eat the fat, wear the wool, and slaughter the fattened animals, but you do not feed the flock. 4 You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them harshly and brutally. 5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild animals; they were scattered. 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. My flock was scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them. 7 Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: 8 'As surely as I live,' declares the Lord GOD, 'because My flock has become prey and My flock has become food for every wild animal since there was no shepherd and My shepherds did not search for My flock, but the shepherds fed themselves and did not feed My flock, 9 therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the LORD. 10 This is what the Lord GOD says, 'Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will demand My flock from their hand and stop them from shepherding My flock. The shepherds will no longer feed themselves, for I will rescue My flock from their mouths, so it will no longer be food for them.'
• Ezek 34:12 : 12 As a shepherd looks after his scattered sheep when he is with them, so I will look after My flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.
• Zech 10:3 : 3 My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts cares for His flock, the house of Judah, and will make them like a splendid warhorse.
• Zech 13:7 : 7 Awake, O sword, against My shepherd and against the man who is My companion, declares the LORD of hosts. Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
• Jer 10:8 : 8 They are all senseless and foolish; their instruction comes from worthless idols.
• Ezek 22:25-30 : 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets within her, like a roaring lion that tears its prey; they have devoured lives, seized treasure and precious things, and made many widows within her. 26 Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common or teach the difference between the unclean and the clean. They shut their eyes to my Sabbaths, and so I am profaned among them. 27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and destroy lives to make unjust gain. 28 Her prophets plaster false visions for them, prophesying lies and saying, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken. 29 The people of the land practice extortion and commit robbery; they oppress the poor and needy and mistreat the foreigner, denying them justice. 30 I searched for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me on behalf of the land so that I would not destroy it, but I found no one.
• Jer 23:1-2 : 1 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture, declares the LORD. 2 Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the shepherds who tend My people: You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I am about to punish you for your evil deeds, declares the LORD.
• Jer 23:9-9 : 9 Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like one overcome by wine, because of the LORD and His holy words. 10 The land is full of adulterers; because of the curse, the land mourns, and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their course is evil, and their power is misused. 11 For both prophet and priest have become corrupt. Even in My house I have found their wickedness, declares the LORD. 12 Therefore, their path will become for them like slippery places in the darkness. They will be pushed and fall there, for I will bring disaster upon them in the year of their punishment, declares the LORD. 13 Among the prophets of Samaria I saw something disgraceful: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray. 14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns from their wickedness. They have all become to Me like Sodom, and the inhabitants like Gomorrah. 15 Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: Behold, I will make them eat bitter wormwood and drink poisoned water, because from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout the land. 16 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. 17 They keep saying to those who despise the LORD, ‘The LORD says you will have peace.’ And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his heart they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’ 18 For who has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has paid attention to His word and obeyed it? 19 Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone forth in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked. 20 The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come, you will clearly understand it. 21 I did not send these prophets, yet they ran. I did not speak to them, yet they prophesied. 22 But if they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My people and turned them back from their evil ways and deeds. 23 Am I only a God nearby, declares the LORD, and not a God far away? 24 Can anyone hide in secret places where I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill the heavens and the earth? declares the LORD. 25 I have heard what the prophets who prophesy falsely in My name are saying: 'I have dreamed! I have dreamed!' 26 How long will this continue in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of deceit in their own hearts? 27 They plan to make My people forget My name through their dreams, which they tell to one another, just as their fathers forgot My name because of Baal. 28 Let the prophet who has a dream recount his dream, but let the one who has My word speak it faithfully. For what is straw compared to grain? declares the LORD. 29 Is not My word like fire, declares the LORD, and like a hammer that shatters a rock? 30 Therefore, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who steal My words from each other. 31 Yes, I am against the prophets, declares the LORD, who wag their tongues and declare, ‘This is the LORD’s declaration.’ 32 Indeed, I am against those who prophesy false dreams, declares the LORD. They tell them and lead My people astray with their lies and reckless boasting. Yet I did not send or command them to do so, and they do not benefit these people at all, declares the LORD.
• Isa 56:10-12 : 10 Israel's watchmen are blind; they all lack knowledge. They are all mute dogs; they cannot bark. They lie around dreaming, loving to sleep. 11 Yet the dogs are greedy; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; all of them turn to their own way, each seeking his own gain from every quarter. 12 "Come," they say, "let us fetch wine and drink our fill of strong drink! Tomorrow will be like today, or even far better."
• Jer 2:8 : 8 The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ Those who handle the law did not know me; the shepherds rebelled against me; the prophets prophesied by Baal and followed worthless things.
• Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. And My people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
• Jer 8:9 : 9 The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?
• Jer 49:32 : 32 Their camels will be plundered, and their large herds will be taken as spoil. I will scatter to every wind those who cut the corners of their hair, and I will bring disaster on them from every side, declares the LORD.
• Jer 50:17 : 17 Israel is a scattered sheep chased by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to gnaw at his bones was Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.
• Jer 10:14 : 14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by their idols. The images he makes are a fraud; they have no breath in them.
• John 10:12-13 : 12 The hired worker, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, abandons the sheep, and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters them. 13 The hired worker runs away because he is a hired worker and does not care about the sheep.