1 Kings 22:17 “So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like she…”

1 Kings 22:17

So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.

World English Bible

He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. The LORD said, ‘These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.’”

American Standard Version

And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Jehovah said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then he said, I sawe all Israel scattered vpon the mountaines, as sheepe that had no shepheard. And the Lord sayde, These haue no master, let euery man returne vnto his house in peace.

Darby Translation

And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And Jehovah said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.

Young's Literal Translation

And he saith, 'I have seen all Israel scattered on the hills as sheep that have no shepherd, and Jehovah saith, These have no master; they turn back each to his house in peace.'

Bible in Basic English

Then he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.

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Cross references

“I saw”

Acts 10:11–17 1 Samuel 9:9 Jeremiah 1:11–16 Ezekiel 1:4

Acts 10:11–17 · BSB

He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

1 Samuel 9:9 · BSB

(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)

Jeremiah 1:11–16 · BSB

And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

Ezekiel 1:4 · BSB

I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,

“as sheep”

Numbers 27:17 Matthew 9:36 1 Kings 22:34–36 Jeremiah 50:6 Jeremiah 50:17 Ezekiel 34:4–6

Numbers 27:17 · BSB

who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”

Matthew 9:36 · BSB

When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

1 Kings 22:34–36 · BSB

However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am b…

Jeremiah 50:6 · BSB

My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.

Jeremiah 50:17 · BSB

Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

Ezekiel 34:4–6 · BSB

You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”

18Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”

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