Isaiah 40:11

Isaiah 40:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.

Context of Isaiah 40:11

9Zion, herald of good news, go up on a high mountain. Jerusalem, herald of good news, raise your voice loudly. Raise it, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!” 10See, the Lord God comes with strength, and his power establishes his rule. His wages are with him, and his reward accompanies him. He protects his flock like a shepherd; he gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them in the fold of his garment. He gently leads those that are nursing. 12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure or weighed the mountains on a balance and the hills on the scales? 13Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or who gave him counsel?

Isaiah 40:11 word by word

כְּרֹעֶה֙ עֶדְר֣וֹ יִרְעֶ֔ה בִּזְרֹעוֹ֙ יְקַבֵּ֣ץ טְלָאִ֔ים וּבְחֵיק֖וֹ יִשָּׂ֑א עָל֖וֹת יְנַהֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall feedרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• his flockעֵ֫דֶר‛êder · flockH5739
• he shall gatherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• the lambsטְלָאţelâ' · lambH2922
• with his armזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
• and carryנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• in his bosomחֵיקchêyq chêq chôq · bosom: embraceH2436
• shall gently leadנָהַלnâhal · to guideH5095
• those that are with youngעוּל‛ûl · to nurseH5763

Cross-references for Isaiah 40:11

• Isaiah 49:9saying to the prisoners, “Come out,” and to those who are in darkness, “Show yourselves.” They will feed along the pathways, and their pastures will be on all the barren heights.
• Isaiah 63:11Then he remembered the days of the past, the days of Moses and his people. Where is he who brought them out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is he who put his Holy Spirit among the flock?
• Genesis 49:24Yet his bow remained steady, and his strong arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
• Psalms 23:1The Lord is my shepherd; I have what I need.
• Psalms 78:71he brought him from tending ewes to be shepherd over his people Jacob — over Israel, his inheritance.
• Psalms 80:1Listen, Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine
• Ezekiel 34:12As a shepherd looks for his sheep on the day he is among his scattered flock, so I will look for my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and total darkness.
• Ezekiel 34:23I will establish over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will shepherd them. He will tend them himself and will be their shepherd.
• Ezekiel 37:24My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow my ordinances, and keep my statutes and obey them.
• Micah 5:4He will stand and shepherd them in the strength of the Lord, in the majestic name of the Lord his God. They will live securely, for then his greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
• John 10:11“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
• Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus — the great Shepherd of the sheep — through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
• 1 Peter 2:25For you were like sheep going astray, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
• 1 Peter 5:4And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
• Revelation 7:17For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne will shepherd them; he will guide them to springs of the waters of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
• Isaiah 42:3He will not break a bruised reed, and he will not put out a smoldering wick; he will faithfully bring justice.

Commentaries on Isaiah 40:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Shall gently lead those that are with young "The nursing ewes shall he gently lead" - A beautiful image, expressing, with the utmost propriety as well as elegance, the tender attention of the shepherd to his flock. That the greatest care in driving the cattle in regard to the dams and their young was necessary, appears clearly from Jacob's apology to his brother Esau, Genesis 33:13; : "The flocks and the herds giving suck to their young are with me; and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11He shall feed his flock - In the previous verse, the fact had been asserted that God would come to subdue his foes, and to reward his people. In this verse, the mild and gentle character of his government over his people is predicted. It would not be that of a conqueror over vanquished subjects; but it would be mild and tender, like that of a shepherd who carries the lambs, which are unable to walk, in his own arms, and gently leads along the feeble and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Isaiah used the well-known biblical image of a shepherd to describe God's care for his people (see also Isaiah 49:10; Psalm 23:1; Jeremiah 3:15; 23:4; Ezekiel 34:11–17; Matthew 2:6; John 10:1–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. feed--including all a shepherd's care--"tend" (Eze 34:23; Psa 23:1; He 13:20; 1Pe 2:25). carry--applicable to Messiah's restoration of Israel, as sheep scattered in all lands, and unable to move of themselves to their own land (Psa 80:1; Jr 23:3). As Israel was "carried from the womb" (that is, in its earliest days) (Is 63:9, 11, 12; Psa 77:20), so it shall be in "old age" (that is, its latter days) (Is 46:3, 4). gently lead--as a thoughtful shepherd…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings