Ezekiel 34:11
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God, the True Shepherd
11 For thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep and will sort them out.(A)
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John 10:16
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16 I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.(A)
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Luke 19:10
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10 For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”
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Jeremiah 23:3
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3 Then I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply.(A)
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Isaiah 40:10-11
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10 See, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
his reward is with him
and his recompense before him.(A)
11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms
and carry them in his bosom
and gently lead the mother sheep.(B)
Jeremiah 31:8
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8 See, I am going to bring them from the land of the north
and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth,
among them the blind and the lame,
those with child and those in labor together;
a great company, they shall return here.(A)
Isaiah 56:8
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8 Thus says the Lord God,
who gathers the outcasts of Israel:
I will gather others to them
besides those already gathered.[a](A)
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- 56.8 Heb besides his gathered ones
Isaiah 45:12
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12 I made the earth
and created humankind upon it;
it was my hands that stretched out the heavens,
and I commanded all their host.(A)
Psalm 80:1
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Psalm 80
Prayer for Israel’s Restoration
To the leader: on Lilies, a Covenant. Of Asaph. A Psalm.
1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel,
you who lead Joseph like a flock!
You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth(A)
Psalm 23:1-3
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Psalm 119:176
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176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your servant,
for I do not forget your commandments.(A)
Deuteronomy 32:39
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39 See now that I, even I, am he;
there is no god besides me.
I kill, and I make alive;
I wound, and I heal;
and no one can deliver from my hand.(A)
Matthew 13:11-12
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11 He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets[a] of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.(A) 12 For to those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance, but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.(B)
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- 13.11 Or mysteries
Hosea 5:14
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14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim
and like a young lion to the house of Judah.
I myself will tear and go away;
I will carry off, and no one shall rescue.(A)
Ezekiel 6:3
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3 and say: You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: I, I myself, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.(A)
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Ezekiel 5:8
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8 therefore thus says the Lord God: I, I myself, am coming against you; I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations.(A)
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Isaiah 51:12
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12 I, I am he who comforts you;
why then are you afraid of a mere mortal who must die,
a human being who fades like grass?(A)
Isaiah 48:15
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15 I, even I, have spoken and called him;
I have brought him, and he will prosper in his way.(A)
Leviticus 26:28
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28 I will continue hostile to you in fury; I in turn will punish you myself sevenfold for your sins.
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Genesis 6:17
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17 For my part, I am going to bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything that is on the earth shall die.(A)
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