Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 40:11

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11. feed —including all a shepherd's care—"tend" ( Ezekiel 34:23 ; Psalms 23:1 ; Hebrews 13:20 ; 1 Peter 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 ( Psalms 80:1 ; Jeremiah 23:3 ). As Israel was "carried from the womb" (that is, in its earliest days) ( Isaiah 63:9 ; Isaiah 63:11 ; Isaiah 63:12 ; Psalms 77:20 ), so it shall be in "old age" (that is, its latter days) ( Isaiah 46:3 ; Isaiah 46:4 ). gently lead —as a thoughtful shepherd does the ewes "giving suck" ( Margin ) ( Genesis 33:13 ; Genesis 33:14 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-12" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

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