'Sheep' in the Bible
Thou hast made us like sheep appointed for food, And hast scattered us among the nations.
Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
But he led forth his own people like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture Will give thee thanks for ever: We will show forth thy praise to all generations.
For he is our God, And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To-day, oh that ye would hear his voice!
Know ye that Jehovah, he is God: It is he that hath made us, and we are his; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek thy servant; For I do not forget thy commandments.
When our garners are full, affording all manner of store, And our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;