Zechariah 11:15
And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
Cross-references
Zechariah 11:3 describes shepherds howling in distress—an earlier image of failed shepherds continued here.
Lamentations 2:14 condemns false prophets who see vain things — exactly the kind of foolish shepherd condemned here.
Ezekiel 13:3 pronounces woe on 'foolish prophets' who follow their own spirit — directly echoing the foolish shepherd imagery.
Matthew 15:14 calls Pharisees 'blind leaders of the blind' — the same disastrous leadership as the foolish shepherd.
Psalm 78:72 describes David's faithful shepherding — the polar opposite of the foolish shepherd.
In Jeremiah 23:1, God condemns shepherds who destroy and scatter the flock, matching the 'foolish shepherd' imagery here.
Ezekiel 34:4 indicts shepherds for neglecting the sick and lost, directly paralleling the foolish shepherd's failure.
Isaiah 56:12 portrays leaders who indulge in drink and greed — the same selfishness as the foolish shepherd.
Isaiah 6:10-12 describes divine hardening that blinds the people — the same spiritual blindness a foolish shepherd causes.