Zechariah 10:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

For the idols speak falsehood, and the diviners  see illusions; they relate empty dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep; they suffer affliction because there is no shepherd.

Cross References

Matthew 9:36

When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected,  like sheep without a shepherd.

Habakkuk 2:18

What use is a carved idol after its craftsman carves it? It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies. For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it and makes worthless idols that cannot speak.

Hosea 3:4

For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince,  without sacrifice  or sacred pillar,  and without ephod  or household idols.

Ezekiel 34:5

They were scattered for lack of a shepherd;  they became food for all the wild animals  when they were scattered.

Jeremiah 27:9

So you should not listen to your prophets, diviners,  dreamers, fortune-tellers,  or sorcerers  who say to you, “Don’t serve the king of Babylon! ”

Genesis 31:19

When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.

Ezekiel 34:8

As I live #– #this is the declaration of the Lord God  #– #because my flock, lacking a shepherd, has become prey and food for every wild animal, and because my shepherds do not search for my flock, and because the shepherds feed themselves rather than my flock,

Micah 2:12

I will indeed gather  all of you, Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the middle of its pasture. It will be noisy with people.

Ezekiel 21:29

While they offer false visions and lying divinations about you, the time has come to put you to the necks of the profane wicked ones; the day has come for final punishment.

Ezekiel 21:21

For the king of Babylon stands at the split in the road, at the fork of the two roads, to practise divination: he shakes the arrows, consults the idols, and observes the liver.

Lamentations 2:14

Your prophets saw visions for you that were empty and deceptive;  , they did not reveal your iniquity and so restore your fortunes. They saw pronouncements for you that were empty and misleading.

Jeremiah 51:23

With you I will smash the shepherd and his flock; with you I will smash the farmer and his ox-team. With you I will smash governors and officials.

Jeremiah 50:17

Israel is a stray lamb, chased by lions. The first who devoured him was the king of Assyria; the last who crushed his bones was King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

Jeremiah 37:19

Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, “The king of Babylon will not come against you and this land”?

Jeremiah 29:8

For this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Don’t let your prophets who are among you  and your diviners deceive you,  and don’t listen to the dreams you elicit from them,

Jeremiah 28:15

The prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, ‘Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you, but you have led these people to trust in a lie.

Jeremiah 23:17

They keep on saying to those who despise me,  “The Lord has spoken: You will have peace.”  They have said to everyone who follows the stubbornness of his heart, “No harm will come to you.” ’

Jeremiah 14:22

Can any of the worthless idols of the nations  bring rain? Or can the skies alone give showers? Are you not the  Lord our God? We therefore put our hope in you, for you have done all these things.

Jeremiah 14:13

And I replied, ‘Oh no, Lord God! The prophets are telling them, “You won’t see sword or suffer famine. I will certainly give you lasting peace in this place.” ’

Jeremiah 10:8

They are both stupid and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!

Jeremiah 8:11

They have treated the brokenness of my dear  people superficially, claiming, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace.

Jeremiah 6:14

They have treated my people’s brokenness superficially, claiming, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.

Isaiah 46:5

‘To whom will you compare me or make me equal? Whom will you measure me with, so that we should be like each other?

Isaiah 44:9

All who make idols are nothing, and what they treasure benefits no one. Their witnesses do not see or know anything, so they will be put to shame.

Job 21:34

So how can you offer me such futile comfort? Your answers are deceptive.

Job 13:4

You use lies like plaster; you are all worthless healers.

1 Kings 22:17

So Micaiah said: I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘They have no master; let everyone return home in peace.’

Judges 18:14

The five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told their brothers, ‘Did you know that there are an ephod, household gods, and a carved image and a silver idol  in these houses? Now think about what you should do.’

Numbers 27:17

who will go out before them and come back in before them,  and who will bring them out and bring them in, so that the Lord’s community won’t be like sheep without a shepherd.’

Mark 6:34

When he went ashore, he saw a large crowd and had compassion  on them, because they were like sheep  without a shepherd. Then he began to teach them many things.

Jeremiah 23:32

I am against those who prophesy false dreams’   #– #the Lord’s declaration #– #‘telling them and leading my people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all  to these people’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration.

Zechariah 11:17

Woe to the worthless shepherd who deserts the flock! May a sword strike  his arm and his right eye! May his arm wither away and his right eye go completely blind! ’

Deuteronomy 13:2

and that sign or wonder he has promised you comes about, but he says, “Let’s follow other gods,” which you have not known, “and let’s worship them,”

Isaiah 41:29

Look, all of them are a delusion; their works are non-existent; their images are wind and emptiness.

Isaiah 44:25

who destroys the omens of the false prophets and makes fools of diviners; who confounds the wise and makes their knowledge foolishness;

Jeremiah 27:10

They are prophesying a lie  to you so that you will be removed from your land. I will banish you, and you will perish.

Jeremiah 27:14

Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are telling you, “Don’t serve the king of Babylon,” for they are prophesying a lie to you.