The Lord God Will Seek Them Out
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'For thus says the Lord GOD: "Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out.
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"As a q shepherd seeks out his flock on the day he is among his scattered sheep, so will I seek out My sheep and deliver them from all the places where they were scattered on r a cloudy and dark day.
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"And s I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country.
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t "I will feed them in good pasture, and their fold shall be on the high mountains of Israel. u There they shall lie down in a good fold and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
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"I will feed My flock, and I will make them lie down," says the Lord GOD.
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v "I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy w the fat and the strong, and feed them x in judgment."
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'And as for you, O My flock, thus says the Lord GOD: y "Behold, I shall judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and goats.
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"Is it too little for you to have eaten up the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture - and to have drunk of the clear waters, that you must foul the residue with your feet?
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"And as for My flock, they eat what you have trampled with your feet, and they drink what you have fouled with your feet."
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'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD to them: z "Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat and the lean sheep.
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"Because you have pushed with side and shoulder, butted all the weak ones with your horns, and scattered them abroad,
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"therefore I will save My flock, and they shall no longer be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep.
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"I will establish one a shepherd over them, and he shall feed them - b My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd.
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"And c I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David d a prince among them; I, the LORD, have spoken.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 31:10
"Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, And declare it in the isles afar off, and say, 'He who scattered Israel will gather him, And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.'
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Cross References
Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the LORD your God Before He causes darkness, And before your feet stumble On the dark mountains, And while you are looking for light, He turns it into the shadow of death And makes it dense darkness.
Ezekiel 30:3
For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles.
Joel 2:2
A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. A people come, great and strong, The like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, Even for many successive generations.
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Cross References
Isaiah 65:9
I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, And ...
Isaiah 65:10
Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, And the Valle...
Jeremiah 23:3
But I will gather the remnant of My flock out o...
Ezekiel 11:17
"Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "I wil...
Ezekiel 20:41
I will accept you as a sweet aroma when I bring...
Ezekiel 28:25
Thus says the Lord GOD: "When I have gathered t...
Ezekiel 36:24
For I will take you from among the nations, gat...
Ezekiel 37:21
Then say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Sur...
Ezekiel 37:22
And I will make them one nation in the land, on...
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Cross References
Psalms 23:2
He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
Jeremiah 3:15
And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
John 10:9
I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
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Cross References
Jeremiah 33:12
Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'In this place which is desolate, without man and without beast, and in all its cities, there shall again be a dwelling place of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.
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Cross References
Isaiah 40:11
He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.
Micah 4:6
In that day," says the LORD, "I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast And those whom I have afflicted.
Matthew 18:11
For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.
Mark 2:17
When Jesus heard it, He said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
Luke 5:32
"I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."
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Cross References
Isaiah 10:16
Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Will send leanness among his fat ones; And under his glory He will kindle a burning Like the burning of a fire.
Amos 4:1
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, Who oppress the poor, Who crush the needy, Who say to your husbands, "Bring wine, let us drink!
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Cross References
Jeremiah 10:24
O LORD, correct me, but with justice; Not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 20:37
I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
Malachi 4:1
For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up," Says the LORD of hosts, "That will leave them neither root nor branch.
Matthew 25:32
All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 34:17
And as for you, O My flock, thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I shall judge between sheep and sheep, between rams and goats.
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Cross References
Isaiah 40:11
He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will...
Jeremiah 23:4
I will set up shepherds over them who will feed...
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "T...
Hosea 1:11
Then the children of Judah and the children of ...
John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives...
Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lor...
1 Peter 2:25
For you were like sheep going astray, but have ...
1 Peter 5:4
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will r...
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Cross References
Jeremiah 30:9
But they shall serve the LORD their God, And David their king, Whom I will raise up for them.
Ezekiel 37:24
David My servant shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd; they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them.
Hosea 3:5
Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days.
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Cross References
Exodus 29:45
I will dwell among the children of Israel and will be their God.
Ezekiel 37:25
Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children's children, forever; and My servant David shall be their prince forever.
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Cross References
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you - The sure mercies of David.
Jeremiah 30:9
But they shall serve the LORD their God, And David their king, Whom I will raise up for them.
Ezekiel 37:24
David My servant shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd; they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them.
Ezekiel 37:25
Then they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, where your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell there, they, their children, and their children's children, forever; and My servant David shall be their prince forever.
Hosea 3:5
Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They shall fear the LORD and His goodness in the latter days.
New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.