Isaiah 40:11 “He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms a…”

Isaiah 40:11

He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

World English Bible

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

American Standard Version

He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.

Geneva Bible 1599

He shall feede his flocke like a shepheard: he shall gather the lambes with his arme, and cary them in his bosome, and shall guide them with young.

Darby Translation

He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck.

Young's Literal Translation

As a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs, And in His bosom He carrieth [them]: Suckling ones He leadeth.

Bible in Basic English

He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.

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Cross references

“feed”

Revelation 7:17 Psalm 23:1–6 Micah 5:4 Ezekiel 34:23 John 10:11–16 Ezekiel 34:12–14

Revelation 7:17 · BSB

For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ”

Psalm 23:1–6 · BSB

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Micah 5:4 · BSB

He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.

Ezekiel 34:23 · BSB

I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.

John 10:11–16 · BSB

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

Ezekiel 34:12–14 · BSB

As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.

“he shall gather”

John 21:15–17 Genesis 33:13 Ezekiel 34:16 Isaiah 42:3 1 Corinthians 3:1 1 Corinthians 3:2

John 21:15–17 · BSB

When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”

Genesis 33:13 · BSB

But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.

Ezekiel 34:16 · BSB

I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’

Isaiah 42:3 · BSB

A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

1 Corinthians 3:1 · BSB

Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:2 · BSB

I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,

Also

Zechariah 11:7

Zechariah 11:7 · BSB

So I pastured the flock marked for slaughter, especially the afflicted of the flock. Then I took for myself two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I pastured the flock.

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

In context

10Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.

12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?

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