Jeremiah 10:21 Commentary: Rashi

כִּ֤י נִבְעֲרוּ֙ הָֽרֹעִ֔ים וְאֶת־יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א דָרָ֑שׁוּ עַל־כֵּן֙ לֹ֣א הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ וְכָל־מַרְעִיתָ֖ם נָפֽוֹצָה׃ (ס)

For the shepherds are become brutish, And have not inquired of the LORD; Therefore they have not prospered, And all their flocks are scattered.

Rashi on Jeremiah

For the shepherds The kings.
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Rashi on Jeremiah

they have not prospered They have not prospered in their kingdom. Comp. (Prov. 17:8) “To all that he turns, he will prosper (ישכיל).
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Rashi on Jeremiah

their flocks Heb. מרעיתם, lit. their pasture, the flocks of their pasture.
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