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 Contrast

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.