Numbers 27:16-17
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16 “May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all,[a](A) appoint a man over the community 17 who will go out before them and come back in before them,(B) and who will bring them out and bring them in, so that the Lord’s community won’t be like sheep without a shepherd.”(C)
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- 27:16 Or God of the spirits of all flesh
Numbers 27:16-17
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16 “May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things,(A) appoint someone over this community 17 to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the Lord’s people will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”(B)
Ezekiel 34:5-8
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5 They were scattered for lack of a shepherd;(A) they became food for all the wild animals(B) when they were scattered. 6 My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill.(C) My flock was scattered over the whole face of the earth, and there was no one searching or seeking for them.
7 “‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord. 8 As I live—this is the declaration of the Lord God—because my flock, lacking a shepherd, has become prey and food for every wild animal, and because my shepherds do not search for my flock, and because the shepherds feed themselves rather than my flock,
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Ezekiel 34:5-8
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5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd,(A) and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.(B) 6 My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill.(C) They were scattered(D) over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them.(E)
7 “‘Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: 8 As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, because my flock lacks a shepherd and so has been plundered(F) and has become food for all the wild animals,(G) and because my shepherds did not search for my flock but cared for themselves rather than for my flock,(H)
Matthew 9:36
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36 When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected,(A) like sheep without a shepherd.(B)
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Matthew 9:36
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36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them,(A) because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.(B)
Mark 6:34
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34 When he went ashore, he saw a large crowd and had compassion(A) on them, because they were like sheep(B) without a shepherd. Then he began to teach them many things.
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Mark 6:34
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34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.(A) So he began teaching them many things.
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