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Atomic Bible
Jeremiah 10:21
For the shepherds have become senseless;
from The Coming Captivity of Judah, Jeremiah 10:17-25
What it says

The shepherds have become senseless and failed to seek the LORD, so they have not prospered and their flock is scattered.

What it is doing

This verse identifies failed leaders as a cause of the nation's ruin.

In context

17Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege. 18For this is what the LORD says: 19Woe to me because of my brokenness; 20My tent is destroyed, 21For the shepherds have become senseless; 22Listen! The sound of a report is coming — 23I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; 24Correct me, O LORD, 25Pour out Your wrath on the nations