Verse 17

who will go out before them, and who will come in before them, and who will lead them out, and who will bring them in, so that the community of the LORD may not be like sheep that have no shepherd.”

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 31:2 : 2 He said to them,“Today I am a hundred and twenty years old. I am no longer able to get about, and the LORD has said to me,‘You will not cross the Jordan.’
  • 1 Kgs 22:17 : 17 Micaiah said,“I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the LORD said,‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’”
  • Ezek 34:5 : 5 They were scattered because they had no shepherd, and they became food for every wild beast.
  • Mark 6:34 : 34 As Jesus came ashore he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things.
  • Matt 9:36 : 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
  • Zech 10:2 : 2 For the household gods have spoken wickedness, the soothsayers have seen a lie, and as for the dreamers, they have disclosed emptiness and give comfort in vain. Therefore the people set out like sheep and become scattered because they have no shepherd.
  • 2 Chr 1:10 : 10 Now give me wisdom and discernment so I can effectively lead this nation. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.”
  • 1 Sam 8:20 : 20 We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles.”
  • 1 Sam 18:13 : 13 Saul removed David from his presence and made him a commanding officer. David led the army out to battle and back.
  • 1 Kgs 3:7 : 7 Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in my father David’s place, even though I am only a young man and am inexperienced.
  • Matt 10:6 : 6 Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
  • Matt 15:24 : 24 So he answered,“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
  • John 10:3-4 : 3 The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought all his own sheep out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.
  • John 10:9 : 9 I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and find pasture.
  • 1 Pet 2:25 : 25 For you were going astray like sheep but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.
  • 2 Sam 5:2 : 2 In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. The LORD said to you,‘You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.’”
  • 2 Chr 18:16 : 16 Micaiah replied,“I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the LORD said,‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’”
  • Zech 13:7 : 7 “Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is my associate,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. Strike the shepherd that the flock may be scattered; I will turn my hand against the insignificant ones.