who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be as sheep that have no shepherd.”
So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd, and they became food for all the wild beasts. My sheep were scattered;
When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.
And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’”
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
For the household gods utter nonsense, and the diviners see lies; they tell false dreams and give empty consolation. Therefore the people wander like sheep; they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd.
Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great?”
And he said to them, “I am 120 years old today. I am no longer able to go out and come in. The Lord has said to me, ‘You shall not go over this Jordan.’
And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, although I am but a little child. I do not know how to go out or come in.
So Saul removed him from his presence and made him a commander of a thousand. And he went out and came in before the people.
that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.
To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me,” declares the Lord of hosts. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.
And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’”
In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the Lord said to you, ‘You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.’”
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