10:21 For our leaders 1 are stupid.
They have not sought the Lord’s advice. 2
So they do not act wisely,
and the people they are responsible for 3 have all been scattered.
12:10 Many foreign rulers 4 will ruin the land where I planted my people. 5
They will trample all over my chosen land. 6
They will turn my beautiful land
into a desolate wasteland.
23:1 The Lord says, 7 “The leaders of my people are sure to be judged. 8 They were supposed to watch over my people like shepherds watch over their sheep. But they are causing my people to be destroyed and scattered. 9 23:2 So the Lord God of Israel has this to say about the leaders who are ruling over his people: “You have caused my people 10 to be dispersed and driven into exile. You have not taken care of them. So I will punish you for the evil that you have done. 11 I, the Lord, affirm it! 12