Jeremiah 50:6
My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 50:17 repeats the 'scattered flock' image, specifying the enemies (Assyria, Babylon) that caused the scattering.
Jeremiah 10:21 directly parallels the negligent shepherds causing the flock to scatter, mirroring the cause-and-effect in Jeremiah 50:6.
Jeremiah 23:11-15 condemns corrupt priests and prophets who lead people astray, matching the shepherds in Jeremiah 50:6 who mislead the flock.
Psalm 23:2 shows the Good Shepherd leading to rest — contrasting the shepherds who led them astray.
In Luke 15:4-7, Jesus portrays a shepherd who actively seeks the lost sheep—contrasting the negligent shepherds in Jeremiah 50:6 who caused the flock to wander.
Matthew 18:11-14 tells the parable of the lost sheep, emphasizing the shepherd's search, contrasting with Jeremiah's negligent shepherds.
Matthew 15:24 reaffirms Jesus' mission 'only to the lost sheep of Israel', echoing the same identity of Israel as lost sheep.
In Matthew 10:6, Jesus sends disciples to 'the lost sheep of Israel', directly applying the OT image to his mission.
Zechariah 11:4-9 portrays a flock doomed by worthless shepherds, echoing the bad shepherding in Jeremiah 50:6 that led the sheep astray.
Ezekiel 34:25-28 describes a covenant of peace where sheep live securely—the opposite of the scattered, wandering state here.
Ezekiel 34:14 promises God will feed His sheep in good pasture on mountains—the restoration after the wandering described here.
Ezekiel 34:6 echoes the same scene: sheep wandering on mountains, no one searching — a parallel indictment of failed shepherds.
Ezekiel 34:4-12 condemns shepherds who neglect the flock and promises rescue, directly paralleling the negligent shepherds in Jeremiah 50:6.
Isaiah 56:10-12 describes shepherds who lack understanding and seek gain—the same failure as the shepherds in Jeremiah 50:6 who caused wandering.
Ezekiel 34:5 states 'they were scattered because there was no shepherd'—exactly the same cause and effect as here.
Zechariah 10:3 has God's anger against shepherds who led His flock astray—the same indictment as in Jeremiah 50:6.
Ezekiel 14:11 promises Israel will no longer stray from God—the reversal of the straying described here.
Matthew 18:12 tells the parable of a shepherd seeking one lost sheep—using the same 'gone astray on mountains' imagery.
Mark 6:34 says the crowd was 'like sheep without a shepherd'—the exact condition of God's people here.
1 Kings 22:17 gives a near-identical image: 'all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd.'
Matthew 9:36 depicts crowds as 'sheep without a shepherd', highlighting compassion for the helpless, similar to Jeremiah's lost sheep.
Isaiah 53:6 says 'we all, like sheep, have gone astray', universalizing the straying and linking it to the suffering servant's atonement.
In 1 Peter 2:25, the 'sheep going astray' metaphor echoes Jeremiah 50:6's lost condition, but with a return to Christ as the Shepherd.
Psalm 119:176 uses 'I have strayed like a lost sheep' as individual confession, while Jeremiah describes the nation's straying under bad shepherds.