Jeremiah 10:21

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

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 10:8, the people are called stupid for following idols; here shepherds are called stupid for not seeking the LORD.

In Jeremiah 10:14, every man is stupid without knowledge; here shepherds are stupid and do not inquire — same indictment.

In Jeremiah 2:8, shepherds transgress and priests don't seek the LORD; here shepherds do not inquire — identical failure.

In Jeremiah 5:31, prophets and priests lead falsely; here shepherds are stupid and scatter the flock — similar leadership failure.

In Jeremiah 8:9, wise men reject God's word and lose wisdom; here shepherds don't inquire and fail — both due to neglecting God.

Jeremiah 23:9-32 expands on condemning false shepherds and prophets who mislead and scatter God's flock.

Jeremiah 23:1 pronounces woe on shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep, directly parallel.

Jeremiah 50:6 explicitly says shepherds led my people astray — a direct parallel to the foolish shepherds causing scattering in Jer 10:21.

Jeremiah 22:22 pronounces judgment on shepherds who will be shepherded by wind — the same shepherd failure theme as Jer 10:21.

Isaiah 56:10-12 also denounces blind, selfish shepherds who lack understanding and scatter the flock.

Ezekiel 34:2-10 directly indicts shepherds who feed themselves and scatter the flock, a clear parallel.

In Ezekiel 34:5, the same image of shepherds failing and flock being scattered echoes Jeremiah's indictment of foolish rulers.

Ezekiel 34:6 expands the scattered flock image — wandering on mountains, no one seeking — mirroring Jer 10:21's scattered flock.

Ezekiel 34:12 shows God seeking the scattered flock — a divine response to the shepherds' failure in Jer 10:21.

Zechariah 10:3 declares God's anger against unfaithful shepherds and his promise to care for the flock.

Zechariah 13:7 predicts striking the shepherd causing sheep to scatter — directly parallel to the scattering from foolish shepherds in Jer 10:21.

John 10:12 Parallel

John 10:12 depicts a hired hand who abandons sheep to the wolf, illustrating the consequence of negligent shepherds.

John 10:13 Parallel

John 10:13 explains the hired hand's lack of care for the sheep, mirroring the shepherds' foolishness.

Ezekiel 22:25-30 condemns corrupt leaders (princes, priests, prophets) who exploit the people, similar to foolish shepherds.