Zechariah 11:16
For, 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.
Cross-reference
John 10:13 explicitly says the hired hand 'does not care for the sheep' – a direct echo of the shepherd's neglect here.
John 10:12 contrasts the good shepherd with the hired hand who abandons the sheep – exactly matching this worthless pastor.
1 Samuel 17:35 describes David rescuing a lamb from a lion – the direct opposite of this shepherd who tears off hoofs.
Isaiah 40:11 presents the true shepherd who gently cares for the flock — the direct opposite of the worthless shepherd described here.
Jeremiah 23:2 says shepherds have not visited the flock, exactly the neglect described for the foolish shepherd.
Ezekiel 34:4 lists the same failures—not healing the broken or seeking the lost—as the foolish shepherd's actions.
John 10:1 labels false shepherds as thieves — the same category as the worthless shepherd here who steals from the flock.
Genesis 31:38 shows Jacob's faithful care, not eating the flock — contrasting the worthless shepherd here who devours the sheep.
Ezekiel 34:10 pronounces judgment on shepherds who feed themselves — the same condemnation echoed in this worthless shepherd.
Ezekiel 34:16 reveals God's ideal: seeking the lost and healing the injured – the direct opposite of this shepherd's neglect.
Ezekiel 34:21 describes shepherds pushing the weak — parallel to this worthless shepherd who fails to care for the perishing.
Ezekiel 34:4 lists the shepherds' failures — directly parallel to each neglected duty in this worthless shepherd's description.
John 10:8 identifies false shepherds as thieves and robbers, echoing this picture of a shepherd who destroys the flock rather than caring for it.
Matthew 9:36 shows the flock harassed and helpless without a shepherd — the same condition resulting from the worthless shepherd's neglect here.
Ezekiel 34:3 condemns shepherds who eat the fat and neglect the flock — the exact sin of the worthless shepherd here.
Jeremiah 13:20 laments the lost flock — echoing the scattering that results from the worthless shepherd's neglect here.
1 Samuel 17:34 portrays David protecting his flock from predators – in contrast to this shepherd who lets the flock suffer.
Genesis 33:13 shows Jacob's gentle care for nursing flocks – the opposite of this shepherd who ignores the weak.