11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall guide them with [a]young.

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  1. Isaiah 40:11 He shall show his care and favor over them that are weak and tender.

11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:(A)
    He gathers the lambs in his arms(B)
and carries them close to his heart;(C)
    he gently leads(D) those that have young.(E)

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Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous [a]branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 This prophecy is of the restitution of the Church in the time of Jesus Christ, who is the true branch, read Isa. 11:1 and 45:8; Jer. 35:15; Dan. 9:24.

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(A)
a King(B) who will reign(C) wisely
    and do what is just and right(D) in the land.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line

23 And I will set up a shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant [a]David, he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

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  1. Ezekiel 34:23 Meaning Christ, of whom David was a figure, Jer. 30:9; Hos. 3:5.

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)

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11 (A)I am that good shepherd: that good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.

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

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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. 1 Peter 2:25 Isaiah 53:4,5,6 (see Septuagint)