Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the
LORD.
* WOe bee vnto the paſtors that deſtroy and ſcatter the ſheepe of my paſture, ſaith the Lord.
אָבַד , verb, ʾavad — to perish (value 7)
H6,
אָבַד ʼâbad, aw-bad'; a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy):—break, destroy(-uction), not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, × and surely, take, be undone, × utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed
(Qal)
perish, die, be exterminated
perish, vanish (fig.)
be lost, strayed
(Piel)
to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate
to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.)
cause to stray, lose
(Hiphil)
to destroy, put to death
of divine judgment
object name of kings (fig.)
Used in 174 Verses, 25 Books 179  Occurrence Count
אֵת , particle, ʾeyt — untranslatable mark of the accusative case (value 401)
H853,
אֵת ʼêth, ayth; apparent contracted from H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):—[as such unrepresented in English].sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative
Used in 6780 Verses, 39 Books 10904  Occurrence Count
הוֹי , interjection, hoy — ah! alas! ha! (value 21)
H1945,
הוֹי hôwy, hoh'ee; a prolonged form of H1930 (akin to H188); oh!:—ah, alas, ho, O, woe.ah!, alas!, ha!, ho!, O!, woe!
Used in 47 Verses, 10 Books 50  Occurrence Count
יְהֹוָה , proper noun with reference to deity, ʾadoonay — the proper name of the God of Israel (value 26)
H3068,
יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Used in 5519 Verses, 36 Books 6517  Occurrence Count
מִרְעִית , feminine noun, mirʿiyt — a pasturing, shepherding, pasturage (value 720)
H4830,
מִרְעִית mirʻîyth, meer-eeth'; from H7462 in the sense of feeding; pasturage; concretely, a flock:—flock, pasture.pasturing, pasturage, shepherding
pasturing, shepherding
pasturage
flock (meton)
Used in 10 Verses, 5 Books 10  Occurrence Count
נְאֻם , masculine noun, nəʾum — utterance (value 91)
H5002,
נְאֻם neʼum, neh-oom'; from H5001; an oracle:—(hath) said, saith.(Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet)
utterance, declaration, revelation (of prophet in ecstatic state)
utterance, declaration (elsewhere always preceding divine name)
Used in 358 Verses, 21 Books 376  Occurrence Count
פּוּץ , verb, putz — to be dispersed or scattered (value 176)
H6327,
פּוּץ pûwts, poots; a primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse):—break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.to scatter, be dispersed, be scattered
(Qal) to be dispersed, be scattered
(Niphal)
to be scattered
to be spread abroad
(Hiphil) to scatter
Hithpael) scatter
(Qal) to flow, overflow
to break
(Polel) to shatter
(Pilpel) to dash to pieces
Used in 66 Verses, 20 Books 67  Occurrence Count
צֹאן , collective feminine noun, tzon — small cattle, sheep and goats, flock (value 141)
H6629,
צֹאן tsôʼn, tsone; or צאוֹן tsʼôwn; (Psalm 144:13), from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men):—(small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
small cattle (usually of sheep and goats)
of multitude (simile)
of multitude (metaphor)
Used in 247 Verses, 30 Books 272  Occurrence Count
רָעָה , verb, raʿa — to pasture, tend, graze (value 275)
H7462,
רָעָה râʻâh, raw-aw'; a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend):—× break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.to pasture, tend, graze, feed
(Qal)
to tend, pasture
to shepherd
of ruler, teacher (fig)
of people as flock (fig)
shepherd, herdsman (subst)
to feed, graze
of cows, sheep etc (literal)
of idolater, Israel as flock (fig)
(Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess
to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable)
(Qal) to associate with
(Hithpael) to be companions
(Piel) to be a special friend
Used in 139 Verses, 25 Books 159  Occurrence Count
| Jeremiah 23:1Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| ה֣וֹי רֹעִ֗ים מְאַבְּדִ֧ים וּמְפִצִ֛ים אֶת־צֹ֥אן מַרְעִיתִ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ |
| Verse #19486 (Ch. #768) — 9 words, 37 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Woe |
H1945hoy |
הוֹי |
21 |
| be unto the pastors |
H7462raʿa |
רָעָה |
275 |
| that destroy |
H6ʾavad |
אָבַד |
7 |
| and scatter |
H6327putz |
פּוּץ |
176 |
| the sheep |
H6629tzon |
צֹאן |
141 |
| of my pasture! |
H4830mirʿiyt |
מִרְעִית |
720 |
| saith |
H5002nəʾum |
נְאֻם |
91 |
| the LORD. |
H3068ʾadoonay |
יְהֹוָה |
26 |
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