Isaiah 40:11
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.
הערת לימוד
Study Note
The tender image of God as shepherd gathering lambs in his arms and gently leading nursing ewes stands in deliberate contrast to the cosmic power proclaimed in verses 10 and 12-26. The juxtaposition — omnipotent Creator and gentle shepherd — is intentional: the same God who measures the waters in the hollow of his hand stoops to carry the weakest. Ezekiel 34:15-16 and Psalm 23 develop the shepherd metaphor; Jesus declares himself 'the good shepherd' in John 10, and John 10:11 explicitly echoes this tender pastoral concern for the vulnerable flock.
תרגומים נוספים
He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.
As a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs, And in His bosom He carrieth <FI>them<Fi> : Suckling ones He leadeth.
He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.
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