Jeremiah 23:2

2. The pastors In the first verse the article is not in the original, and is incorrectly introduced into the Version. It is a general principle. Woe to shepherds any and all shepherds when they destroy and scatter the sheep; that is, when they themselves do that which they are specially set to prevent. But in this verse the article is used to identify those to whom this woe now applies.

Scattered… driven As the wolf does. The Eastern shepherd does not drive his flock, but “goeth before them.”