Isa 40:11-17 | TSK | e4.org | feed , ; ; , , ; ; , , ; ; ; ; ; ; he shall gather ; ; ; ; shall gently lead A beautiful image, as Bp. Lowth remarks, expressive of 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, ; which is set in a still stronger light by the following remarks of Sir J. Chardin: "Their flocks feed down the places of their encampments so quick, by the great numbers that they have, that they are obliged to remove them often, which is very destructive to their flocks, on account of the young ones, who have not strength enough to follow." are with young or, give suck

‏ Isaiah 40:11-17

feed Isa 49:9-10, Isa 63:11; Gen 49:24; Ps 23:1-6, Ps 78:71-72, Ps 80:1; Ezek 34:12-14; Ezek 34:23, Ezek 34:31, Ezek 37:24; Mic 5:4; John 10:11-16; Heb 13:20; 1Pet 2:25; 1Pet 5:4; Rev 7:17

he shall gather Isa 42:3; Gen 33:13; Ezek 34:16; John 21:15-17; 1Cor 3:1-2

shall gently lead A beautiful image, as Bp. Lowth remarks, expressive of 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, Gen 33:13; which is set in a still stronger light by the following remarks of Sir J. Chardin: "Their flocks feed down the places of their encampments so quick, by the great numbers that they have, that they are obliged to remove them often, which is very destructive to their flocks, on account of the young ones, who have not strength enough to follow."

are with young or, give suck

measured Isa 48:13; Job 11:7-9, Job 38:4-11; Ps 102:25-26, Ps 104:2-3; Prov 8:26-28, Prov 30:4; Heb 1:10-12; Rev 20:11

measure Heb. tierce

weighed Job 28:25

hath directed Job 21:22, Job 36:22-23; Luke 10:22; John 1:13; Rom 11:34; 1Cor 2:16; Eph 1:11

his counsellor Heb. man of his counsel

instructed him Heb. made him understand

understanding Heb. understandings. 1Cor 12:4-6; Col 2:3; Jas 1:17

the nations Isa 40:22; Job 34:14-15; Jer 10:10

the isles Isa 11:11, Isa 41:5, Isa 59:18, Isa 66:19; Gen 10:5; Dan 11:18; Zeph 2:11

nor Ps 40:6, Ps 50:10-12; Mic 6:6-7; Heb 10:5-10

as nothing Job 25:6; Ps 62:9; Dan 4:34-35; 2Cor 12:11