“For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the Lord: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.”
The shepherds' failure: 'The shepherds are senseless and have not inquired of the LORD; so they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.' This verse criticizes the 'shepherds' (leaders, probably including kings and priests) for being 'senseless' and failing to 'inquire of the LORD.' The consequence is that 'they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.' The image of scattered flocks suggests the people (the flock) displaced by invasion. Theologically, this verse indicates that failed leadership is responsible for the people's scattering.
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