whowill goout and comein beforethem, and whowill leadthem out and bringthem in, so that the congregationof the LORDwill not be like sheepwhichhavenoshepherd."
"Previously,when Saulwas kingoverus, you were the one who ledIsraelout and in. And the LORDsaidto you, 'You will shepherdMy peopleIsrael,and you will be a ruleroverIsrael.'"
So he said,"I sawallIsraelScatteredon the mountains,Like sheepwhichhavenoshepherd.And the LORDsaid,'Thesehave nomaster.Let eachof them returnto his housein peace.'"
"Now,O LORDmy God,You have madeYour servantkingin placeof my fatherDavid,yet I am but a littlechild;I do not knowhow to goout or comein.
"Then you shall surroundthe king,eachwith his weaponsin his hand;and whoever comeswithinthe ranksshall be putto death.And be with the kingwhen he goesout and when he comesin."
"Giveme nowwisdomand knowledge,that I may goout and comein beforethispeople,for whocan rulethisgreatpeopleof Yours?"
So he said,"I sawallIsraelScatteredon the mountains,Like sheepwhichhavenoshepherd;And the LORDsaid,'Thesehave nomaster.Let eachof them returnto his housein peace.'"
"They were scatteredfor lackof a shepherd,and they becamefoodfor everybeastof the fieldand were scattered.
For the teraphimspeakiniquity,And the divinersseelyingvisionsAnd tellfalse~dreams;They comfortin vain.Therefore[the people] wanderlikesheep,They are afflicted,becausethereis noshepherd.
"Awake,O sword,againstMy Shepherd,And againstthe man,My Associate,"Declaresthe LORDof hosts."Strikethe Shepherdthat the sheepmay be scattered;And I will turnMy handagainstthe littleones.
but rathergoto the lostsheepof the houseof Israel.
But He answeredand said,"I was sentonlyto the lostsheepof the houseof Israel."
Seeingthe people,He felt compassionfor them, becausethey were distressedand dispiritedlikesheepwithouta shepherd.
When Jesus went ashore,He sawa largecrowd,and He felt compassionfor them becausethey were likesheepwithouta shepherd;and He beganto teachthem many things.
"I amthe door;ifanyoneentersthroughMe, he will be saved,and will goin and out and findpasture.
And he saidto them, "I am a hundredand twentyyearsoldtoday;I am nolongerableto comeand go,and the LORDhas saidto me, 'You shall not crossthisJordan.'
For you were continually strayinglikesheep,but nowyou have returnedto the Shepherdand Guardianof your souls.
Therefore Saulremovedhim from his presenceand appointedhim as his commanderof a thousand;and he wentout and camein beforethe people.
that we alsomay be like allthe nations,that our kingmay judgeus and goout beforeus and fightour battles."
