Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The Lord also said to me: “Take the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord said to me, “Take again for yourself the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

King James Version

And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

International Standard Version

The LORD told me, "Pick up the tools of a worthless shepherd again,

A Conservative Version

And LORD said to me, Take to thee yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah said unto me, Take unto thee yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Amplified

The Lord said to me, “Take again for yourself the equipment [of a shepherd, but this time] of a foolish shepherd.

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord said to me, Take again the instruments of a foolish keeper of sheep.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehovah will say to me, Yet take to thee the vessels of a foolish shepherd.

King James 2000

And the LORD said unto me, Take unto you yet the implements of a foolish shepherd.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Yahweh said to me, "Take again the implements of a foolish shepherd.

Modern King James verseion

And Jehovah said to me, Take to yourself yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the LORD said unto me, "Take to thee also the staff of a foolish shepherd:

NET Bible

Again the Lord said to me, "Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD said to me, "Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

The Emphasized Bible

Then said Yahweh unto me, - Yet further take thee the implements of a worthless shepherd.

Webster

And the LORD said to me, Take to thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

World English Bible

Yahweh said to me, "Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto me, 'Again take to thee the instrument of a foolish shepherd.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Lord

Usage: 0

unto me, Take
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

of a foolish
אולי 
'eviliy 
Usage: 1

Context Readings

Israel's Shepherds: Good And Bad

14 Then I cut in two my second staff, Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. 15 The Lord also said to me: “Take the equipment of a foolish shepherd. 16 I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are going astray, and he will not seek the lost or heal the broken. He will not sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.



Cross References

Isaiah 6:10-12

Dull the minds of these people;
deafen their ears and blind their eyes;
otherwise they might see with their eyes
and hear with their ears,
understand with their minds,
turn back, and be healed.

Jeremiah 2:26-27

Like the shame of a thief when he is caught,
so the house of Israel has been put to shame.
They, their kings, their officials,
their priests, and their prophets

Lamentations 2:14

נ NunYour prophets saw visions for you
that were empty and deceptive;
they did not reveal your guilt
and so restore your fortunes.
They saw oracles for you
that were empty and misleading.

Ezekiel 13:3

This is what the Lord God says: Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing.

Matthew 15:14

Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

Matthew 23:17

Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that sanctified the gold?

Luke 11:40

Fools! Didn’t He who made the outside make the inside too?

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