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Jeremiah 25:35

And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.

KJV

Et peribit fuga a pastoribus, et salvatio ab optimatibus gregis.

Vulgate

And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.

ASV

וְ/אָבַ֥ד מָנ֖וֹס מִן הָֽ/רֹעִ֑ים וּ/פְלֵיטָ֖ה מֵ/אַדִּירֵ֥י הַ/צֹּֽאן

Hebrew

And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the leaders of the flock to save themselves.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַדִּירִ֖ים
'dyrym
adjective · 26×
י
y
noun · 8×
ם
m
verb · 183×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
פְלֵיטָ֖ה
plyth
noun · 28×
צֹ֣אן
ts'n
noun · 269×
רֹעִ֔ים
r'ym
verb · 164×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Amos 2:14 — Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
  • Job 11:20 — But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.