Jeremiah 50 · Verse 6

Jeremiah 50:6

My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.
Jeremiah 50:6, King James Version

Jeremiah 50:6 in other translations

BSBMy people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
WEBMy people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have caused them to go astray. They have turned them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill. They have forgotten their resting place.
ASVMy people have been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray; they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting-place.
YLTA perishing flock hath My people been, Their shepherds have caused them to err, To the mountains causing them to go back, From mountain unto hill they have gone, They have forgotten their crouching-place.
DARBYMy people are lost sheep; their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they turned them away on the mountains: they went from mountain to hill, they forgot their resting-place.
BBEMy people have been wandering sheep: their keepers have made them go out of the right way, turning them loose on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, having no memory of their resting-place.
WebsterMy people have been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their resting-place.

What does Jeremiah 50:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. (Is 53:6). on the mountains--whereon they sacrificed to idols (Jr 2:20; 3:6, 23). resting-place--for the "sheep," continuing the image; Jehovah is the resting-place of His sheep (Mt 11:28). They rest in His "bosom" (Is 40:11). Also His temple at Zion, their "rest," because it is His (Psa 132:8, 14).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 My people hath been lost sheep - He pities them; for their pastors, kings, and prophets have caused them to err. They have gone from mountain to hill - In all high places they have practiced idolatry.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 50:1-7

The ruin of Babylon. (Jr 50:1-3,8-16,21-32,35-46;) The redemption of God's people. (Jr 50:4-7,17-20,33,34) Verses 1-7 The king of Babylon was kind to Jeremiah, yet the prophet must foretell the ruin of that kingdom. If our friends are God's enemies, we dare not speak peace to them. The destruction of Babylon is spoken of as done thoroughly. Here is a word for the comfort of the Jews. They shall return to their God…

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Jeremiah 50:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

צֹ֤אןtzonsheepH6629
אֹֽבְדוֹת֙'oe.dOtlostH6
הָי֣וּha.yahthey have becomeH1961
עַמִּ֔י'a.Mipeople myH5971
רֹעֵיהֶ֣םro.'ei.Hemshepherds theirH7462
הִתְע֔וּםhit.'Umthey have caused to wander themH8582
הָרִ֖יםha.RimmountainsH2022
שֽׁוֹבְב֑וּםshoe.vimthey have led away themH7726
מֵהַ֤רme.Harfrom mountainH2022
אֶל\־'el-toH413
גִּבְעָה֙giv.'AhhillH1389
הָלָ֔כוּha.La.khuthey have goneH1980
שָׁכְח֖וּsha.khe.Chuthey have forgottenH7911
רִבְצָֽם\׃riv.Tzamresting place theirH7258

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 50:6

  • Isaiah 53:6

    All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

  • Matthew 9:36

    But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

  • Matthew 10:6

    But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 34:14

    I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

  • Jeremiah 50:17

    Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

  • Psalms 119:176

    I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

  • Psalms 116:7

    Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

  • Jeremiah 3:6

    The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

  • Matthew 15:24

    But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

  • Psalms 91:1

    He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

  • Ezekiel 34:4-12

    The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them. Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord; …

  • Jeremiah 50:19

    And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
people.
17; Ps 119:176; Isa 53:6; Mt 9:36; 10:6; 15:24; 18:11-13; Lu 15:4-7
1Pe 2:25
their shepherds.
10:21; 23:11-15; Isa 56:10-12; Eze 34:4-12; Zec 11:4-9
on the.
2:20; 3:6,23; Eze 34:6
have forgotten.
2:32; Ps 32:7; 90:1; 91:1; 116:7; Isa 30:15; 32:2
resting place. Heb. place to lie down in.
Ps 23:2; So 1:7,8; Eze 34:14,25-28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Jeremiah 50:5

    They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.

  • Jeremiah 50:6

    My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.

  • Jeremiah 50:7

    All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, even the Lord, the hope of their fathers.

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Jeremiah 50:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ovejas perdidas fueron mi pueblo: sus pastores las hicieron errar, por los montes las descarriaron: anduvieron de monte en collado, olvidáronse de sus majadas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mon peuple est un troupeau perdu; leurs pasteurs les ont fait errer, les égarant sur les montagnes; ils sont allés de montagne en colline, ils ont oublié leur gîte.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Mein Volk war eine verlorene Schafherde: ihre Hirten leiteten sie irre auf verführerische Berge sie gingen von Berg zu Hügel, vergaßen ihre Lagerstätte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Grex perditus factus est populus meus: pastores eorum seduxerunt eos, feceruntque vagari in montibus: de monte in collem transierunt; obliti sunt cubilis sui.