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Isa 40:11 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

feed		Isa 49:9,10; Isa 63:11; Gen 49:24; Psa 23:1-6; Psa 78:71,72; Psa 80:1; Eze 34:12-14; Eze 34:23,31; Eze 37:24; Mic 5:4; Jhn 10:11-16; Hbr 13:20; 1Pe 2:25; 1Pe 5:4; Rev 7:17
he shall gather		Isa 42:3; Gen 33:13; Eze 34:16; Jhn 21:15-17; 1Cr 3:1,2
shall gently lead		"A beautiful image, as Bp. Lowth remarks, expressive of the tender attention of the shepherd to his flock. That the greatest care in driving the cattle, in regard to the dams and their young, was necessary, appears clearly from Jacob's apology to his brother Esau, Gen 33:13; which is set in a still stronger light by the following remarks of Sir J. Chardin: ""Their flocks feed down the places of their encampments so quick, by the great numbers that they have, that they are obliged to remove them often, which is very destructive to their flocks, on account of the young ones, who have not strength enough to follow."""
are with young		or, give suck.

Correlating Passages

feed

	Isa 49:9	That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that [are] in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures [shall be] in all high places.
	Isa 49:10	They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
	Isa 63:11	Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, [and] his people, [saying], Where [is] he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where [is] he that put his holy Spirit within him?
	Gen 49:24	But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty [God] of Jacob; (from thence [is] the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
	Psa 23:1	[[A Psalm of David.]] The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.
	Psa 23:2	He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
	Psa 23:3	He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
	Psa 23:4	Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
	Psa 23:5	Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
	Psa 23:6	Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
	Psa 78:71	From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
	Psa 78:72	So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
	Psa 80:1	[[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph.]] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest [between] the cherubims, shine forth.
	Eze 34:12	As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep [that are] scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
	Eze 34:13	And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.
	Eze 34:14	I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and [in] a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
	Eze 34:23	And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, [even] my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
	Eze 34:31	And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, [are] men, [and] I [am] your God, saith the Lord GOD.
	Eze 37:24	And David my servant [shall be] king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.
	Mic 5:4	And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
	Jhn 10:11	I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
	Jhn 10:12	But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
	Jhn 10:13	The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
	Jhn 10:14	I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am known of mine.
	Jhn 10:15	As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
	Jhn 10:16	And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd.
	Hbr 13:20	Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
	1Pe 2:25	For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
	1Pe 5:4	And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
	Rev 7:17	For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

he shall gather

	Isa 42:3	A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
	Gen 33:13	And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children [are] tender, and the flocks and herds with young [are] with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.
	Eze 34:16	I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up [that which was] broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
	Jhn 21:15	So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
	Jhn 21:16	He saith to him again the second time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
	Jhn 21:17	He saith unto him the third time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
	1Cr 3:1	And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ.
	1Cr 3:2	I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able [to bear it], neither yet now are ye able.

shall gently lead

Gen 33:13

And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children [are] tender, and the flocks and herds with young [are] with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.

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Scott, Thomas. "Isaiah 40:11," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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