Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
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John 10:8 · 11 connections
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Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. …
End of linked passage: Isaiah 56:12There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. …
End of linked passage: Ezekiel 22:28My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; …
End of linked passage: Zechariah 11:9For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
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