Numbers 27:17

Conservative English Version

Your people need someone to lead them into battle, or else they will be like sheep wandering around without a shepherd."

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:2

Even when Saul was king, you led our nation in battle. And the LORD promised that someday you would rule Israel and take care of us like a shepherd."

1 Kings 22:17

He answered, "In a vision I saw Israelite soldiers walking around in the hills like sheep without a shepherd to guide them. The LORD said, 'This army has no leader. They should go home and not fight.' "

1 Kings 3:7

LORD God, I'm your servant, and you've made me king in my father's place. But I'm very young and know so little about being a leader.

2 Kings 11:8

Make sure they follow him wherever he goes, and have them keep their swords ready to kill anyone who tries to get near him.

2 Chronicles 1:10

and make me wise. Give me the knowledge I'll need to be the king of this great nation of yours.

2 Chronicles 18:16

Micaiah answered, "In a vision I saw Israelite soldiers wandering around, lost in the hills like sheep without a shepherd. The LORD said, 'These troops have no leader. They should go home and not fight.' "

Ezekiel 34:5

They strayed in every direction, and because there was no shepherd to watch them, they were attacked and eaten by wild animals.

Zechariah 10:2

You can't believe idols and fortunetellers, or depend on the hope you receive from witchcraft and interpreters of dreams. But you have tried all of these, and now you are like sheep without a shepherd.

Zechariah 13:7

The LORD All-Powerful said: My sword, wake up! Attack my shepherd and friend. Strike down the shepherd! Scatter the little sheep, and I will destroy them.

Matthew 10:6

Go only to the people of Israel, because they are like a flock of lost sheep.

Matthew 15:24

Jesus said, "I was sent only to the people of Israel! They are like a flock of lost sheep."

Matthew 9:36

When he saw the crowds, he felt sorry for them. They were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

Mark 6:34

When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw the large crowd that was like sheep without a shepherd. He felt sorry for the people and started teaching them many things.

John 10:9

I am the gate. All who come in through me will be saved. Through me they will come and go and find pasture.

Deuteronomy 31:2

I am a hundred twenty years old, and I am no longer able to be your leader. And besides that, the LORD your God has told me that he won't let me cross the Jordan River.

1 Peter 2:25

You had wandered away like sheep. Now you have returned to the one who is your shepherd and protector.

1 Samuel 18:13

Saul put David in charge of a thousand soldiers and sent him out to fight.

1 Samuel 8:20

(SEE 8:19)