Shepherds

Genesis 4:2

² And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

Genesis 29:6

⁶ And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

Genesis 47:3

³ And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.

Genesis 33:13

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

Genesis 46:32

³² And the men are shepherds, shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.

Genesis 46:34

³⁴ That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

Exodus 2:17

¹⁷ And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

Exodus 2:19

¹⁹ And they said, An Egyptian Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.

Leviticus 27:32

³² And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.

1 Samuel 25:7

⁷ And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

1 Samuel 16:11

¹¹ And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

1 Samuel 17:15

¹⁵ But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.

1 Samuel 17:20

²⁰ And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.

1 Samuel 17:34

³⁴ And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb lamb out of the flock:

1 Samuel 17:35

³⁵ And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.

1 Samuel 17:36

³⁶ Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.

1 Samuel 17:40

⁴⁰ And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

1 Chronicles 4:39

³⁹ And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

1 Chronicles 4:40

⁴⁰ And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

1 Chronicles 4:41

⁴¹ And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.

Psalms 23:2

² He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

Psalms 23:4

⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Psalms 80:1

¹ To the chief Musician upon Shoshannimeduth, A Psalm of Asaph.

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

Psalms 77:20

²⁰ Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Psalms 78:52

⁵² But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Psalms 78:71

⁷¹ From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

Song of Solomon 1:8

⁸ If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.

Isaiah 31:4

⁴ For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.

Isaiah 13:20

²⁰ It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

Isaiah 38:12

¹² Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.

Isaiah 40:11

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 gently lead those that are with young.

Isaiah 44:28

²⁸ That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

Isaiah 56:11

¹¹ Yea, they are greedy greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

Jeremiah 6:3

³ The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place.

Jeremiah 23:4

⁴ And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 50:6

⁶ My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.

Jeremiah 25:34

³⁴ Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.

Jeremiah 25:35

³⁵ And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.

Jeremiah 25:36

³⁶ A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.

Jeremiah 33:12

¹² Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.

Jeremiah 33:13

¹³ In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 49:19

¹⁹ Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

Ezekiel 34:2

² Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

Ezekiel 34:7

⁷ Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

Ezekiel 34:8

⁸ As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

Ezekiel 34:9

⁹ Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

Ezekiel 34:10

¹⁰ Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

Ezekiel 34:12

¹² As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

Ezekiel 34:13

¹³ And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

Ezekiel 34:14

¹⁴ I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.

Ezekiel 34:15

¹⁵ I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 34:16

¹⁶ 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; I will feed them with judgment.

Ezekiel 34:23

²³ 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.

Amos 1:2

² And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

Amos 3:12

¹² Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.

Micah 5:5

⁵ And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.

Nahum 3:18

¹⁸ Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.

Zephaniah 2:6

⁶ And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

Zechariah 10:3

³ Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.

Zechariah 11:3

³ There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.

Zechariah 11:5

⁵ Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

Zechariah 11:7

⁷ 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.

Zechariah 11:8

⁸ Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

Zechariah 13:7

⁷ Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

Zechariah 11:15

¹⁵ And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

Zechariah 11:16

¹⁶ For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

Zechariah 11:17

¹⁷ Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Luke 2:8

⁸ And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Luke 15:2

² And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

Luke 15:3

³ And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

Luke 15:4

⁴ What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Luke 15:5

⁵ And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

Luke 15:6

⁶ And when he cometh cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

Luke 15:7

⁷ I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need need no repentance.

Luke 2:15

¹⁵ And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, heaven, the shepherds shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

Luke 2:18

¹⁸ And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them them by the shepherds.

Luke 2:20

²⁰ And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

John 10:12

¹² But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

John 10:14

¹⁴ I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

Hebrews 13:20

²⁰ 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,

Strong's Number G444

Strong's Number:

G444

Greek:

ἄνθρωπος

Transliteration:

anthropos

Pronunciation:

anth'-ro-pos

Part of Speech:

Noun Masculine

Strong's Definition:

from G435 and ops (the countenance; from G3700); man-faced, i.e. a human being:--certain, man.

IPD Definition:

a human being, whether male or female
1. generically, to include all human individuals
2. to distinguish man from beings of a different order
  1. of animals and plants
  2. of from God and Christ
  3. of the angels
3. with the added notion of weakness, by which man is led into a mistake or prompted to sin
4. with the adjunct notion of contempt or disdainful pity
5. with reference to two fold nature of man, body and soul
6. with reference to the two fold nature of man, the corrupt and the truly Christian man, conformed to the nature of God
7. with reference to sex, a male
indefinitely, someone, a man, one
in the plural, people
joined with other words, merchantman

Strong's Number G444 Bible Verses

Strong's Number G4166

Strong's Number:

G4166

Greek:

ποιμήν

Transliteration:

poimen

Pronunciation:

poy-mane'

Part of Speech:

Noun Masculine

Strong's Definition:

of uncertain affinity; a shepherd (literally or figuratively):--shepherd, pastor.

IPD Definition:

a herdsman, esp. a shepherd
1. in the parable, he to whose care and control others have committed themselves, and whose precepts they follow
metaph.
1. the presiding officer, manager, director, of any assembly: so of Christ the Head of the church
  1. of the overseers of the Christian assemblies
  2. of kings and princes

The tasks of a Near Eastern shepherd were: - to watch for enemies trying to attack the sheep - to defend the sheep from attackers - to heal the wounded and sick sheep - to find and save lost or trapped sheep - to love them, sharing their lives and so earning their trust.

Strong's Number G4166 Bible Verses

Strong's Number H6629

Strong's Number:

H6629

Hebrew:

צֹאן

Transliteration:

tso'n

Pronunciation:

tsone

Part of Speech:

Noun Feminine

Strong's Definition:

or tsaown (Psalm 144:13) {tseh-one'}; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men):--(small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds)).

IPD Definition:

small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
1. small cattle (usually of sheep and goats)
2. of multitude (simile)
3. of multitude (metaphor)

Strong's Number H6629 Bible Verses

Strong's Number H7462

Strong's Number:

H7462

Hebrew:

רָעָה

Transliteration:

ra`ah

Pronunciation:

raw-aw'

Part of Speech:

Verb

Strong's Definition:

a primitive root; 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):--X break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep)(-er), pastor, + shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.

IPD Definition:

to pasture, tend, graze, feed
1. (Qal)
  1. to tend, pasture 1a
2. to shepherd 1a
3. of ruler, teacher (fig) 1a
4. of people as flock (fig) 1a
5. shepherd, herdsman (subst)
  1. to feed, graze 1a
6. of cows, sheep etc (literal) 1a
7. of idolater, Israel as flock (fig)
8. (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess
to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable)
1. (Qal) to associate with
2. (Hithpael) to be companions
(Piel) to be a special friend

Strong's Number H7462 Bible Verses

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