Yahweh said to me, “Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
- BSB And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
- NKJV And the Lord said to me, “Next, take for yourself the implements of a foolish shepherd.
- NASB And the Lord said to me, “Take again for yourself the equipment of a foolish shepherd.
- NLT Then the Lord said to me, “Go again and play the part of a worthless shepherd.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ezek 13:3Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
- Lam 2:14Your prophets have seen for you false and foolish visions; They have not uncovered your iniquity, to bring back your captivity, but have seen for you false revelations and causes of banishment.
- Jer 2:26–27As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets;
- Isa 6:10–12Make the heart of this people fat. Make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.”
- Matt 23:17You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
- Luke 11:40You foolish ones, didn’t he who made the outside make the inside also?
- Matt 15:14Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
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