Jeremiah 25:36

25:36 Listen to the cries of anguish of the leaders.

Listen to the wails of the shepherds of the flocks.

They are wailing because the Lord

is about to destroy their lands. ¹ 

Jeremiah 10:21

10:21 For our leaders ²  are stupid.

They have not sought the Lord’s advice. ³ 

So they do not act wisely,

and the people they are responsible for ⁴  have all been scattered.

[25:36]  ¹ tn Heb “their pastures,” i.e., the place where they “shepherd” their “flocks.” The verb tenses in this section are not as clear as in the preceding. The participle in this verse is followed by a vav consecutive perfect like the imperatives in v. 34. The verbs in v. 38 are perfects but they can be and probably should be understood as prophetic like the perfect in v. 31 (נְתָנָם, nÿtanam) which is surrounded by imperfects, participles, and vav consecutive perfects.

[10:21]  ² tn Heb “the shepherds.”

[10:21]  ³ tn Heb “They have not sought the Lord.”

[10:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “all their flock (or “pasturage”).”