10:21 For our leaders 4 are stupid.
They have not sought the Lord’s advice. 5
So they do not act wisely,
and the people they are responsible for 6 have all been scattered.
1 tn Heb “fathers.”
2 tn Heb “I will send the sword after them.” The sword here is probably not completely literal but refers to death by violent means, including death by the sword.
3 sn He will destroy them but not completely. See Jer 5:18; 30:11; 46:28.
4 tn Heb “the shepherds.”
5 tn Heb “They have not sought the
6 tn Heb “all their flock (or “pasturage”).”
7 map For location see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.