Parallel Verses
Amplified
He will protect His flock like a shepherd,
He will gather the lambs in His arm,
He will carry them in His bosom;
He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.
New American Standard Bible
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
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.
Holman Bible
He gathers the lambs in His arms
and carries them in the fold of His garment.
He gently leads those that are nursing.
International Standard Version
Like a shepherd, he tends his flock. He gathers the lambs in his arms, carries them close to his heart, and gently leads the mother sheep."
A Conservative Version
He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, [and] will gently lead those who have their young.
American Standard Version
He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.
Bible in Basic English
He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.
Darby Translation
He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck.
Julia Smith Translation
As a shepherd he will feed his flock: with his arm he will gather the lambs, and will lift up into his bosom, he will lead those coming up.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather [the] lambs in his arm, and he will carry [them] in his bosom; he will lead those who nurse.
Modern King James verseion
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 with young.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He shall feed his flock like a herdsman. He shall gather the lambs together with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall kindly entreat those that bear young.
NET Bible
Like a shepherd he tends his flock; he gathers up the lambs with his arm; he carries them close to his heart; he leads the ewes along.
New Heart English Bible
He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.
The Emphasized Bible
Like a shepherd, his flock, will he tend, In his own arm, will he take up the lambs, And in his own bosom, will he carry them , - Them which are with young, will he lead to a place of rest.
Webster
He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that are with young.
World English Bible
He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.
Youngs Literal Translation
As a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs, And in His bosom He carrieth them: Suckling ones He leadeth.
Themes
Children » Promises and assurances to
Children » Promises to special promises to children, examples of » Lambs of the flock
Children » Special promises to children, examples of » Lambs of the flock
Children » Lambs of the fold » Carried in Christ's bosom
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Tender
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, the shepherd
Christ, character of » Compassionate
Christ, the shepherd » Foretold
Christ, the shepherd » His sheep » He gathers
Christ, the shepherd » His sheep » He cherishes tenderly
Christ's » Attitude toward children » Gentle
Church » Compared to a flock » General references to
Church » Flock, God's » General references to
Of Christ Compassion » Manifested for the » Weak in faith
God's Flock » General references to
Following » Who follows the lord
God » Christ's » Gentleness of
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » Lambs of the flock
Home » Special promises to children, examples of » Lambs of the flock
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » Foretold
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah the shepherd
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » He gathers
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » He cherishes tenderly
Lambs » Illustrative » Of weak believers
Lambs » The shepherd's care for
Lambs of the fold » Carried in Christ's bosom
Names » Of the church » Flock, God's
Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Care and tenderness
Privileges of saints » Having » Christ for their shepherd
Prophecies respecting Christ » His tenderness and compassion
Righteous » Compared with » Lambs
Shepherd » Figurative » A name given to jesus
Christ Shepherd » General references to » Tender
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 40:11
Images Isaiah 40:11
Prayers for Isaiah 40:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Comfort For God's People
10
Listen carefully, the Lord God will come with might,
And His arm will rule for Him.
Most certainly His reward is with Him,
And His restitution accompanies Him.
He will protect His flock like a shepherd,
He will gather the lambs in His arm,
He will carry them in His bosom;
He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens with a span [of the hand],
And calculated the dust of the earth with a
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?
Cross References
Ezekiel 34:23
“Then I will appoint over them one shepherd and he will feed them, [a ruler like] My servant
Micah 5:4
And He shall stand and shepherd and guide His flock
In the strength of the Lord,
In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God;
And they shall dwell [secure in undisturbed peace],
Because at that time He shall be great [extending His authority]
[Even] to the ends of the earth.
Ezekiel 34:12-14
As a shepherd cares for his sheep on the day that he is among his scattered flock, so I will care for My sheep; and I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a cloudy and gloomy day.
Genesis 33:13
But Jacob replied, “You know, my lord, that the children are frail and need gentle care, and the nursing flocks and herds [with young] are of concern to me; for if the men should drive them hard for a single day, all the flocks will die.
Psalm 23:1-6
I shall not want.
Psalm 78:71-72
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.
Isaiah 42:3
“A broken reed He will not break [off]
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish [He will not harm those who are weak and suffering];
He will faithfully bring forth justice.
Ezekiel 34:31
“As for you, My flock, the flock of My pasture, you are men, and I am your God,” says the Lord God.
Genesis 49:24
“But his bow remained firm and steady [in the Strength that does not fail],
For his arms were made strong and agile
By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
(By the name of the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),
Psalm 80:1
You who lead Joseph like a flock;
You who sit enthroned above the cherubim [of the ark of the covenant], shine forth!
Isaiah 49:9-10
Saying to those who are bound and captured, ‘Go forth,’
And to those who are in [spiritual] darkness, ‘Show yourselves [come into the light of the Savior].’
They will feed along the roads [on which they travel],
And their pastures will be on all the bare heights.
Isaiah 63:11
Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses [and they said],
Where is He who brought our fathers up out of the [Red] Sea, with the shepherds of His flock [Moses and Aaron]?
Where is He who put His Holy Spirit in their midst,
Ezekiel 34:16
“I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bandage the crippled, and strengthen the weak and the sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong [who have become hard-hearted and perverse]. I will feed them with judgment and punishment.
Ezekiel 37:24
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Zechariah 11:7
So I [Zechariah] pastured the flock doomed for slaughter, truly [as the name implies] the most miserable of sheep. And I took two [shepherd’s] staffs, the one I called Favor (Grace) and the other I called Union (Bonds); so I pastured the flock.
John 10:11-16
John 21:15-17
So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
However, brothers and sisters, I could not talk to you as to spiritual people, but [only] as to
Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace [the source of serenity and spiritual well-being] who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood that sealed and ratified the eternal covenant,
1 Peter 2:25
For you were continually wandering like [so many] sheep, but now you have come back to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
1 Peter 5:4
And when the Chief Shepherd (Christ) appears, you will receive the [conqueror’s] unfading crown of glory.
Revelation 7:17
for the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will be their Shepherd, and He will guide them to springs of the waters of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes [giving them eternal comfort].”