Zechariah 9:16
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16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
for they are the flock of his people,
for like the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.(A)
Isaiah 62:3
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3 You shall be a beautiful crown in the hand of the Lord
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.(A)
Luke 12:32
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32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.(A)
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Haggai 2:23
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23 On that day, says the Lord of hosts, I will take you, O Zerubbabel my servant, son of Shealtiel, says the Lord, and make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you, says the Lord of hosts.”(A)
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John 10:27
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27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.(A)
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Ezekiel 34:31
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31 You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture,[a] and I am your God, says the Lord God.(A)
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- 34.31 Gk OL: Heb pasture, you are people
Ezekiel 34:22-26
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22 I will save my flock, and they shall no longer be ravaged, and I will judge between sheep and sheep.
23 I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them; he shall feed them and be their shepherd.(A) 24 And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them; I the Lord have spoken.(B)
25 I will make with them a covenant of peace and banish wild animals from the land, so that they may live in the wild and sleep in the woods securely.(C) 26 I will make them and the region around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing.(D)
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Jeremiah 31:11
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11 For the Lord has ransomed Jacob
and has redeemed him from hands too strong for him.(A)
Isaiah 60:14
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14 The descendants of those who oppressed you
shall come bending low to you,
and all who despised you
shall bow down at your feet;
they shall call you the City of the Lord,
the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.(A)
Isaiah 60:3
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3 Nations shall come to your light
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.(A)
Psalm 100:3
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3 Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]
we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.(A)
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- 100.3 Or and not we ourselves
1 Peter 5:2-4
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2 to tend the flock of God that is in your charge, exercising the oversight,[a] not under compulsion but willingly, as God would have you do it,[b] not for sordid gain but eagerly.(A) 3 Do not lord it over those in your charge, but be examples to the flock.(B) 4 And when the chief shepherd appears, you will win the crown of glory that never fades away.(C)
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Zechariah 8:23
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23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from nations of every language shall take hold of a Jew, grasping his garment and saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’ ”(A)
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Isaiah 40:10
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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)
Zephaniah 3:20
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20 At that time I will bring you home,
at the time when I gather you;
for I will make you renowned and praised
among all the peoples of the earth,
when I restore your fortunes
before your eyes, says the Lord.(A)
Micah 7:14
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14 Shepherd your people with your staff,
the flock that belongs to you,
which lives alone in a forest
in the midst of a garden land;
let them feed in Bashan and Gilead
as in the days of old.
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 11:10-12
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Return of the Remnant of Israel and Judah
10 On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.(A)
11 On that day the Lord will again raise[a] his hand to recover the remnant that is left of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.(B)
12 He will raise a signal for the nations
and will assemble the outcasts of Israel
and gather the dispersed of Judah
from the four corners of the earth.(C)
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- 11.11 Cn Compare Gk: Heb the Lord will again a second time
Micah 5:4
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4 And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great
to the ends of the earth,(A)
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