Verse 17

And David{H1732} spake{H559} unto Jehovah{H3068} when he saw{H7200} the angel{H4397} that smote{H5221} the people,{H5971} and said,{H559} Lo, I have sinned,{H2398} and I have done perversely;{H5753} but these sheep,{H6629} what have they done?{H6213} let thy hand,{H3027} I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's{H1} house.{H1004}

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 74:1 : 1 Maschil of Asaph. O God,{H430} why hast thou cast [us] off{H2186} for ever?{H5331} Why doth thine anger{H639} smoke{H6225} against the sheep{H6629} of thy pasture?{H4830}
  • 1 Chr 21:16-17 : 16 And David{H1732} lifted up{H5375} his eyes,{H5869} and saw{H7200} the angel{H4397} of Jehovah{H3068} standing{H5975} between earth{H776} and heaven,{H8064} having a drawn{H8025} sword{H2719} in his hand{H3027} stretched out{H5186} over Jerusalem.{H3389} Then David{H1732} and the elders,{H2205} clothed{H3680} in sackcloth,{H8242} fell{H5307} upon their faces.{H6440} 17 And David{H1732} said{H559} unto God,{H430} Is it not I that commanded{H559} the people{H5971} to be numbered?{H4487} even I it is that have sinned{H2398} and done very{H7489} wickedly;{H7489} but these sheep,{H6629} what have they done?{H6213} let thy hand,{H3027} I pray thee, O Jehovah{H3068} my God,{H430} be against me, and against my father's{H1} house;{H1004} but not against thy people,{H5971} that they should be plagued.{H4046}
  • 2 Sam 24:10 : 10 And David's{H1732} heart{H3820} smote{H5221} him after{H310} that he had numbered{H5608} the people.{H5971} And David{H1732} said{H559} unto Jehovah,{H3068} I have sinned{H2398} greatly{H3966} in that which I have done:{H6213} but now, O Jehovah,{H3068} put away,{H5674} I beseech thee, the iniquity{H5771} of thy servant;{H5650} for I have done very{H3966} foolishly.{H5528}
  • 1 Kgs 22:17 : 17 And he said,{H559} I saw{H7200} all Israel{H3478} scattered{H6327} upon the mountains,{H2022} as sheep{H6629} that have no shepherd:{H7462} and Jehovah{H3068} said,{H559} These have no master;{H113} let them return{H7725} every man{H376} to his house{H1004} in peace.{H7965}
  • Gen 44:33 : 33 Now therefore, let thy servant,{H5650} I pray thee, abide{H3427} instead of the lad{H5288} a bondman{H5650} to my lord;{H113} and let the lad{H5288} go up{H5927} with his brethren.{H251}
  • Job 7:20 : 20 If I have sinned,{H2398} what I unto thee, O thou watcher{H5341} of men?{H120} Why hast thou set{H7760} me as a mark{H4645} for thee, So that I am a burden{H4853} to myself?
  • Job 42:6 : 6 Wherefore I abhor{H3988} [myself], And repent{H5162} in dust{H6083} and ashes.{H665}
  • Ps 44:11 : 11 Thou hast made{H5414} us like sheep{H6629} [appointed] for food,{H3978} And hast scattered{H2219} us among the nations.{H1471}
  • Ps 51:2-5 : 2 Wash{H3526} me thoroughly{H7235} from mine iniquity,{H5771} And cleanse{H2891} me from my sin.{H2403} 3 For I know{H3045} my transgressions;{H6588} And my sin{H2403} is ever{H8548} before me. 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned,{H2398} And done{H6213} that which is evil{H7451} in thy sight;{H5869} That thou mayest be justified{H6663} when thou speakest,{H1696} And be clear{H2135} when thou judgest.{H8199} 5 Behold, I was brought forth{H2342} in iniquity;{H5771} And in sin{H2399} did my mother{H517} conceive{H3179} me.
  • Isa 6:5 : 5 Then said{H559} I, Woe{H188} is me! for I am undone;{H1820} because I am a man{H376} of unclean{H2931} lips,{H8193} and I dwell{H3427} in the midst{H8432} of a people{H5971} of unclean{H2931} lips:{H8193} for mine eyes{H5869} have seen{H7200} the King,{H4428} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635}
  • Ezek 34:2-6 : 2 Son{H1121} of man,{H120} prophesy{H5012} against the shepherds{H7462} of Israel,{H3478} prophesy,{H5012} and say{H559} unto them, even to the shepherds,{H7462} Thus saith{H559} the Lord{H136} Jehovah:{H136} Woe{H1945} unto the shepherds{H7462} of Israel{H3478} that do feed{H7462} themselves! should not the shepherds{H7462} feed{H7462} the sheep?{H6629} 3 Ye eat{H398} the fat,{H2459} and ye clothe{H3847} you with the wool,{H6785} ye kill{H2076} the fatlings;{H1277} but ye feed{H1277} not the sheep.{H6629} 4 The diseased{H2470} have ye not strengthened,{H2388} neither have ye healed{H7495} that which was sick,{H2470} neither have ye bound up{H2280} that which was broken,{H7665} neither have ye brought back{H7725} that which was driven away,{H5080} neither have ye sought{H1245} that which was lost;{H6} but with force{H2394} and with rigor{H6531} have ye ruled{H7287} over them. 5 And they were scattered,{H6327} because there was no shepherd;{H7462} and they became food{H402} to all the beasts{H2416} of the field,{H7704} and were scattered.{H6327} 6 My sheep{H6629} wandered{H7686} through all the mountains,{H2022} and upon every high{H7311} hill:{H1389} yea, my sheep{H6629} were scattered{H6327} upon all the face{H6440} of the earth;{H776} and there was none that did search{H1875} or seek{H1245} [after them].
  • Ezek 34:23-24 : 23 And I will set up{H6965} one{H259} shepherd{H7462} over them, and he shall feed{H7462} them, even my servant{H5650} David;{H1732} he shall feed{H7462} them, and he shall be their shepherd.{H7462} 24 And I, Jehovah,{H3068} will be their God,{H430} and my servant{H5650} David{H1732} prince{H5387} among{H8432} them; I, Jehovah,{H3068} have spoken{H1696} it.
  • Zech 13:7 : 7 Awake,{H5782} O sword,{H2719} against my shepherd,{H7462} and against the man{H1397} that is my fellow,{H5997} saith{H5002} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts:{H6635} smite{H5221} the shepherd,{H7462} and the sheep{H6629} shall be scattered;{H6327} and I will turn{H7725} my hand{H3027} upon the little ones.{H6819}
  • John 10:11-12 : 11 I{G1473} am{G1510} the{G4166} good{G2570} shepherd:{G4166} the{G4166} good{G2570} shepherd{G4166} layeth{G5087} down his{G846} life{G5590} for{G5228} the sheep.{G4263} 12 He{G1161} that is a hireling,{G3411} and{G2532} not{G3756} a shepherd,{G4166} whose own{G2398} the sheep{G4263} are{G1526} not,{G3739} beholdeth{G2334} the wolf{G3074} coming,{G2064} and{G2532} leaveth{G863} the sheep,{G4263} and{G2532} fleeth,{G5343} and{G2532} the wolf{G3074} snatcheth{G726} them,{G846} and{G2532} scattereth{G4650} [them]:{G846}
  • 1 Pet 2:24-25 : 24 who{G3739} his own{G846} self{G846} bare{G399} our{G2257} sins{G266} in{G1722} his body{G4983} upon{G1909} the tree,{G3586} that{G2443} we,{G2198} having died{G581} unto sins,{G266} might live{G2198} unto righteousness;{G1343} by{G3739} whose{G846} stripes{G3468} ye were healed.{G2390} 25 For{G1063} ye were{G2258} going astray{G4105} like{G5613} sheep;{G4263} but{G235} are{G1994} now{G3568} returned{G1994} unto{G1909} the Shepherd{G4166} and{G2532} Bishop{G1985} of your{G5216} souls.{G5590}