Jeremiah 10:21
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.”
כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
מִרְעִית
flock/ their
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מִרְעִית
Pasture, flock, grazing land. Mira. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. God provides the pasture. He knows where the green grass is and He leads there.
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שָׂכַל
they have prospered
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שָׂכַל
To be wise, to understand, to prosper. Sakal. The wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky. True wisdom leads to both understanding and fruitfulness.
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דָּרַשׁ
they have sought
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דָּרַשׁ
To seek, to inquire, to consult. Darash. Seek the LORD while He may be found. The seeking that finds God is wholehearted not casual.
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עַל
there-
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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פּוּץ
it has been scattered
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פּוּץ
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
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בָּעַר
they have behaved stupidly
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בָּעַר
they have behaved stupidly
to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutish
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