Isaiah 40:11

Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data

"He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young."

Word-by-Word Analysis

He shall

רָעָה

râʻâh

H7462

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...

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his

צֹאן

tsôʼn

H6629

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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דָּמָה

dâmâh

H1819

to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider

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a

רָעָה

râʻâh

H7462

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...

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he shall

קָבַץ

qâbats

H6908

to grasp, i.e. collect

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the

כֶּבֶשׂ

kebes

H3532

a ram (just old enough to butt)

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with his

זְרוֹעַ

zᵉrôwaʻ

H2220

the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force

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and

נָשָׂא

nâsâʼ

H5375

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

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them in his

חֵיק

chêyq

H2436

the bosom (literally or figuratively)

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and shall

אַט

ʼaṭ

H328

(as a noun) a necromancer (from their soft incantations), (as an adverb) gently

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נָחָה

nâchâh

H5148

to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)

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those that are with

בֵּן

bên

H1121

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...

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Key Terms in This Verse

gently H328

אַט ʼaṭ

(as a noun) a necromancer (from their soft incantations), (as an adverb) gently

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bosom H2436

חֵיק chêyq

the bosom (literally or figuratively)

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shepherd H7462

רָעָה râʻâh

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

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lead H5148

נָחָה nâchâh

to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)

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arm H2220

זְרוֹעַ zᵉrôwaʻ

the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force

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feed H7462

רָעָה râʻâh

to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

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lambs H3532

כֶּבֶשׂ kebes

a ram (just old enough to butt)

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carry H5375

נָשָׂא nâsâʼ

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

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flock H6629

צֹאן tsôʼn

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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gather H6908

קָבַץ qâbats

to grasp, i.e. collect

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Cross References

Revelation 7:17 cross-reference

For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Micah 5:4 cross-reference

And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

Ezekiel 34:23 cross-reference

And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

1 Peter 2:25 cross-reference

For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

Ezekiel 34:31 cross-reference

And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD.

Psalm 80:1 cross-reference

Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

1 Peter 5:4 cross-reference

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

Hebrews 13:20 cross-reference

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

Genesis 33:13 cross-reference

And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.

Ezekiel 34:16 cross-reference

I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong;...

Zechariah 11:7 cross-reference

And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

Ezekiel 37:24 cross-reference

And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.

Isaiah 42:3 cross-reference

A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

Isaiah 63:11 cross-reference

Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him?

Genesis 49:24 cross-reference

But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

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