Jeremiah 23:2

New Century Version

They are responsible for the people, so the Lord, the God of Israel, says to them: “You have scattered my people and forced them away and not taken care of them. So I will punish you for the evil things you have done,” says the Lord.

Cross References

Exodus 32:34

So now, go. Lead the people where I have told you, and my angel will lead you. When the time comes to punish, I will punish them for their sin.”

Jeremiah 10:21

The shepherds are stupid and don’t ask the Lord for advice. So they do not have success, and all their flocks are scattered and lost.

Jeremiah 11:22

So this is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “I will soon punish the men from Anathoth. Their young men will die in war. Their sons and daughters will die from hunger.

Jeremiah 13:17

If you don’t listen to him, I will cry secretly because of your pride. I will cry painfully, and my eyes will overflow with tears, because the Lord’s people will be captured.

Jeremiah 13:20

Jerusalem, look up and see the people coming from the north. Where is the flock God gave you to care for, the flock you bragged about?

Jeremiah 13:21

What will you say when they appoint as your heads those you had thought were your friends? Won’t you have much pain and trouble, like a woman giving birth to a baby?

Jeremiah 17:10

But I, the Lord, look into a person’s heart and test the mind. So I can decide what each one deserves; I can give each one the right payment for what he does.”

Jeremiah 21:12

Family of David, this is what the Lord says: You must judge people fairly every morning. Save the person who has been robbed from the power of his attacker. If you don’t, I will become very angry. My anger will be like a fire that no one can put out, because you have done evil things.

Jeremiah 23:34

A prophet or a priest or one of the people might say, ‘This is a message from the Lord.’ That person has lied, so I will punish him and his whole family.

Jeremiah 44:22

Then he could not be patient with you any longer. He hated the terrible things you did. So he made your country an empty desert, where no one lives. Other people curse that country. And so it is today.

Jeremiah 5:29

Shouldn’t I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?” says the Lord. “Shouldn’t I give a nation such as this the punishment it deserves?

Jeremiah 5:9

Shouldn’t I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?” says the Lord. “Shouldn’t I give a nation such as this the punishment it deserves?

Jeremiah 8:12

They should be ashamed of the terrible way they act, but they are not ashamed at all. They don’t even know how to blush about their sins. So they will fall, along with everyone else. They will be thrown to the ground when I punish them, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 34:5

The sheep were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and they became food for every wild animal.

Hosea 2:13

I will punish her for all the times she burned incense to the Baals. She put on her rings and jewelry and went chasing after her lovers, but she forgot me!” says the Lord.

Micah 7:4

Even the best of them is like a thornbush; the most honest of them is worse than a prickly plant. The day that your watchmen warned you about has come. Now they will be confused.

Zechariah 10:3

The Lord says, “I am angry at my shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. I, the Lord All-Powerful, care for my flock, the people of Judah. I will make them like my proud war horses.

Zechariah 11:16

because I am going to get a new shepherd for the country. He will not care for the dying sheep, or look for the young ones, or heal the injured ones, or feed the healthy. But he will eat the best sheep and tear off their hoofs.

Matthew 25:36

I was without clothes, and you gave me something to wear. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’

Matthew 25:43

I was alone and away from home, and you did not invite me into your house. I was without clothes, and you gave me nothing to wear. I was sick and in prison, and you did not care for me.’

James 1:27

Religion that God accepts as pure and without fault is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help, and keeping yourself free from the world’s evil influence.