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Ezekiel 34:23
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Ezekiel 34:23
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23 And I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them.
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Ezekiel 34:23
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Ezekiel 34:23
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23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend(A) them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.(B)
Ezekiel 37:24-25
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Ezekiel 37:24-25
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24 “My servant David will be their king, and they will have only one shepherd. They will obey my regulations and be careful to keep my decrees. 25 They will live in the land I gave my servant Jacob, the land where their ancestors lived. They and their children and their grandchildren after them will live there forever, generation after generation. And my servant David will be their prince forever.
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Ezekiel 37:24-25
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Ezekiel 37:24-25
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24 “‘My servant David(A) will be king(B) over them, and they will all have one shepherd.(C) They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.(D) 25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived.(E) They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever,(F) and David my servant will be their prince forever.(G)
Jeremiah 30:9
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Jeremiah 30:9
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9 For my people will serve the Lord their God
and their king descended from David—
the king I will raise up for them.
Jeremiah 30:9
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Jeremiah 30:9
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Hosea 3:5
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Hosea 3:5
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5 But afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the Lord their God and to David’s descendant, their king.[a] In the last days, they will tremble in awe of the Lord and of his goodness.
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- 3:5 Hebrew to David their king.
Hosea 3:5
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Hosea 3:5
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5 Afterward the Israelites will return and seek(A) the Lord their God and David their king.(B) They will come trembling(C) to the Lord and to his blessings in the last days.(D)
Isaiah 40:11
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Isaiah 40:11
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11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd.
He will carry the lambs in his arms,
holding them close to his heart.
He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.
Ecclesiastes 12:11
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Ecclesiastes 12:11
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11 The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd[a] drives the sheep.
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- 12:11 Or one shepherd.
Ecclesiastes 12:11
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Ecclesiastes 12:11
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11 The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails(A)—given by one shepherd.[a]
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- Ecclesiastes 12:11 Or Shepherd
John 10:11
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John 10:11
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11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.
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John 10:11
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John 10:11
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Revelation 22:16
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Revelation 22:16
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16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne.[a] I am the bright morning star.”
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- 22:16 Greek I am the root and offspring of David.
Revelation 22:16
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Revelation 22:16
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16 “I, Jesus,(A) have sent my angel(B) to give you[a] this testimony for the churches.(C) I am the Root(D) and the Offspring of David,(E) and the bright Morning Star.”(F)
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- Revelation 22:16 The Greek is plural.
Jeremiah 23:4-6
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Jeremiah 23:4-6
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4 Then I will appoint responsible shepherds who will care for them, and they will never be afraid again. Not a single one will be lost or missing. I, the Lord, have spoken!
5 “For the time is coming,”
says the Lord,
“when I will raise up a righteous descendant[a]
from King David’s line.
He will be a King who rules with wisdom.
He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
6 And this will be his name:
‘The Lord Is Our Righteousness.’[b]
In that day Judah will be saved,
and Israel will live in safety.
Jeremiah 23:4-6
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Jeremiah 23:4-6
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4 I will place shepherds(A) over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid(B) or terrified, nor will any be missing,(C)” declares the Lord.
5 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(D)
a King(E) who will reign(F) wisely
and do what is just and right(G) in the land.
6 In his days Judah will be saved
and Israel will live in safety.(H)
This is the name(I) by which he will be called:
The Lord Our Righteous Savior.(J)
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- Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line
Isaiah 55:3-4
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Isaiah 55:3-4
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3 “Come to me with your ears wide open.
Listen, and you will find life.
I will make an everlasting covenant with you.
I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David.
4 See how I used him to display my power among the peoples.
I made him a leader among the nations.
1 Peter 5:4
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1 Peter 5:4
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4 And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor.
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1 Peter 5:4
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1 Peter 5:4
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4 And when the Chief Shepherd(A) appears, you will receive the crown of glory(B) that will never fade away.(C)
1 Peter 2:25
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1 Peter 2:25
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25 Once you were like sheep
who wandered away.
But now you have turned to your Shepherd,
the Guardian of your souls.
1 Peter 2:25
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1 Peter 2:25
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25 For “you were like sheep going astray,”[a](A) but now you have returned to the Shepherd(B) and Overseer of your souls.(C)
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- 1 Peter 2:25 Isaiah 53:4,5,6 (see Septuagint)
Hebrews 13:20
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Hebrews 13:20
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20 Now may the God of peace—
who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus,
the great Shepherd of the sheep,
and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood—
Hebrews 13:20
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Hebrews 13:20
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Benediction and Final Greetings
20 Now may the God of peace,(A) who through the blood of the eternal covenant(B) brought back from the dead(C) our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,(D)
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