Luke 2:8

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And in that vicinity there were shepherds living [out under the open sky] in the field, watching [in shifts] over their flock by night.

Cross References

Ezekiel 34:8

As I live, says the Lord God, surely because My sheep became a prey, and My sheep became food for every beast of the field because there was no shepherd–neither did My shepherds search for My sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves and fed not My sheep–

Luke 2:7

And she gave birth to her Son, her Firstborn; and she wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room or place for them in the inn.

Luke 2:9

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord flashed and shone all about them, and they were terribly frightened.