Isaiah 40:11

New American Bible - revised edition

Like a shepherd he feeds his flock; in his arms he gathers the lambs, Carrying them in his bosom, leading the ewes with care.

Cross References

Genesis 33:13

But Jacob replied: “As my lord knows, the children are too young. And the flocks and herds that are nursing are a concern to me; if overdriven for even a single day, the whole flock will die.

Genesis 49:24

But his bow remained taut, and his arms were nimble, By the power of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

Psalm 100:3

Know that the Lord is God, he made us, we belong to him, we are his people, the flock he shepherds.

Psalm 27:10

Even if my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will take me in.

Psalm 28:9

Save your people, bless your inheritance; pasture and carry them forever!

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the Lord and do good that you may dwell in the land and live secure.

Psalm 80:1

For the leader; according to “Lilies.” Eduth. A psalm of Asaph.

Isaiah 42:3

A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench. He will faithfully bring forth justice.

Isaiah 63:11

Then they remembered the days of old, of Moses, his servant: Where is the one who brought up out of the sea the shepherd of his flock? Where is the one who placed in their midst his holy spirit,

Jeremiah 31:10

Hear the word of the Lord, you nations, proclaim it on distant coasts, and say: The One who scattered Israel, now gathers them; he guards them as a shepherd his flock.

Jeremiah 31:8

Look! I will bring them back from the land of the north; I will gather them from the ends of the earth, the blind and the lame in their midst, Pregnant women, together with those in labor— an immense throng—they shall return.

Ezekiel 34:15

I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest—oracle of the Lord God.

Ezekiel 34:16

The lost I will search out, the strays I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, and the sick I will heal; but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them in judgment. Separation of the Sheep.

Ezekiel 34:2

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them: To the shepherds, thus says the Lord God: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who have been pasturing themselves! Should not shepherds pasture the flock?

Ezekiel 34:23

I will appoint one shepherd over them to pasture them, my servant David; he shall pasture them and be their shepherd.

Ezekiel 34:31

Yes, you are my flock: you people are the flock of my pasture, and I am your God—oracle of the Lord God.

Ezekiel 37:24

David my servant shall be king over them; they shall all have one shepherd. They shall walk in my ordinances, observe my statutes, and keep them.

Micah 5:4

he shall be peace. If Assyria invades our country and treads upon our land, We shall raise against it seven shepherds, eight of royal standing;

Micah 7:14

Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your heritage, That lives apart in a woodland, in the midst of an orchard. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old;

Zechariah 11:7

So I shepherded the flock to be slaughtered for the merchants of the flock. I took two staffs: one I called Delight, and the other Union. Thus I shepherded the flock.

Zechariah 13:7

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the one who is my associate —oracle of the Lord of hosts. Strike the shepherd that the sheep may be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.

Hebrews 13:20

May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep by the blood of the eternal covenant, Jesus our Lord,

1 Peter 2:25

For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

1 Peter 5:4

And when the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. Advice to the Community.

Revelation 7:17

For the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of life-giving water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”