Isaiah 40:11

He shall tend his flock as a shepherd, and he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and shall soothe them that are with young.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The 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.

In Context

10Behold the Lord! The Lord is coming with strength, and his arm is with power: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

12Who has measured the water in his hand, and the heaven with a span, and all the earth in a handful? Who has weighed the mountains in scales, and the forests in a balance?

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Cross References

Genesis 49:24But their bow and arrows were mightily consumed, 1 And the sinews of their arms were slackened 1 By the hand of the mighty one of Jacob; 1 Thence is he that strengthened Israel 1 From the God of thy father; 1

Psalms 28:9The voice of the Lord strengthens the hinds, 1 And will uncover the thickets: 1 And in his temple everyone speaks of his glory. 1

Psalms 80:1For the end, a Psalm for Asaph, concerning the winepresses. 1

Isaiah 49:9saying to them that are in bonds, Go forth; and bidding them that are in darkness show themselves. They shall be fed in all the ways, and in all the paths shall be their pasture.

Ezekiel 34:12As the shepherd seeks his flock, in the day when there is darkness and cloud, in the midst of the sheep that are separated: so will I seek out my sheep, and will bring them back from every place where they were scattered in the day of cloud and darkness.

Ezekiel 34:16I will seek that which is lost, and I will recover the stray one, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen the fainting, and will guard the strong, and will feed them with judgment.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 40:10-12

Evangelical Predictions. ( b. c. 708.) 9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! 10 Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and… Read the whole commentary →

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