Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

From those bringing up to care for Jacob his people and for Israel his inheritance.

New American Standard Bible

From the care of the ewes with suckling lambs He brought him
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.

King James Version

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

Holman Bible

He brought him from tending ewes
to be shepherd over His people Jacob—
over Israel, His inheritance.

International Standard Version

He brought him from birthing sheep to care for Jacob, his people, Israel, his possession.

A Conservative Version

He brought him from following the ewes that have their young, to be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

American Standard Version

From following the ewes that have their young he brought him, To be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

Amplified


From tending the ewes with nursing young He brought him
To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.

Bible in Basic English

From looking after the sheep which were giving milk, he took him to give food to Jacob his people, and to Israel his heritage.

Darby Translation

From following the suckling-ewes, he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

King James 2000

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He brought him from following nursing ewes to shepherd Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.

Modern King James verseion

from following the ewes great with young He brought him to feed Jacob His people, and Israel His inheritance.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

As he was following the ewes great with young, he took him, that he might feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

NET Bible

He took him away from following the mother sheep, and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his chosen nation.

New Heart English Bible

from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.

The Emphasized Bible

From after the sucking ewes, he brought him in, - To be shepherd to Jacob his people, And to Israel, his inheritance.

Webster

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

World English Bible

from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.

Youngs Literal Translation

From behind suckling ones He hath brought him in, To rule over Jacob His people, And over Israel His inheritance.

References

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Context Readings

Lessons From Israel's Past

70 And he will choose in David his servant, and he will take him from the folds of sheep. 71 From those bringing up to care for Jacob his people and for Israel his inheritance. 72 And he will feed them according to the integrity of his heart, and he will guide them in the understandings of his hands.

Cross References

2 Samuel 5:2

Also yesterday, also the third day, in Saul being king over us, thou wert bringing out and bringing in Israel And Jehovah will say to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be for leader over Israel.

Genesis 33:13

And he will say to him, My lord knew that the children are tender, and the sheep and the oxen bringing forth with me, and they overdrive them one day all the flock will die.

1 Chronicles 11:2

Also yesterday also the third day, also in Saul being king thou wert bringing forth and bringing in Israel: and Jehovah thy God will say to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be leader over my people Israel

Psalm 28:9

Save thy people and bless thine inheritance, and feed them and lift them up even forever.

Isaiah 40:11

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.

1 Samuel 2:7-8

Jehovah dispossessing, and enriching: making low, but lifting up.

1 Samuel 10:1

And Samuel will take a flask of oil and pour upon his head, and he will kiss him and say, Is it not that Jehovah anointed thee for leader over his inheritance?

2 Samuel 7:8

And now thus shalt thou say to my servant, to David, Thus said Jehovah of armies, I took thee from quiet, from after the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:

Psalm 75:6-7

For not from the going forth and from the west, and not from the desert the lifting up.

Psalm 113:7-8

Raising up the poor from the dust, he will lift up the needy from the dunghill.

Jeremiah 27:5-6

I made the earth, the man and the cattle which are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by mine arm stretched forth, and I gave it to whom was right in mine eyes.

Ezekiel 34:23-24

And I raised up one shepherd over them, and he fed them, my servant David; he shall feed them and he shall be to them for shepherd.

Micah 5:2-4

And thou, house of bread, of Ephratah, for being small among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall come forth to me he being ruler in Israel; and his goings forth from of old from the days of eternity.

Zechariah 11:4-17

Thus said Jehovah my God: Feed the flock of slaughter;

Matthew 2:6

And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, by no means art thou least among the leaders of Judah for out of thee shall come forth the leader, who shall feed my people.

John 21:15-17

Then, when they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him, Yes, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs.

1 Peter 5:2

Tend the flock of God which among you, inspecting, not by force, but voluntarily; neither occupied in sordid gain, but of a ready will;

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