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Numbers 27:17
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Numbers 27:17
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17 (A) Your people need someone to lead them into battle, or else they will be like sheep wandering around without a shepherd.”
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Numbers 27:17
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Numbers 27:17
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17 to go out and come in before them, one who will lead them out and bring them in, so the Lord’s people will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”(A)
Numbers 27:17
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Numbers 27:17
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17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
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1 Kings 22:17
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1 Kings 22:17
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17 (A) He answered, “In a vision[a] I saw Israelite soldiers walking around in the hills like sheep without a shepherd to guide them. The Lord said, ‘This army has no leader. They should go home and not fight.’ ”
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- 22.17 vision: In ancient times, prophets often told about future events from what they had seen in visions or dreams.
1 Kings 22:17
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1 Kings 22:17
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17 Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel scattered(A) on the hills like sheep without a shepherd,(B) and the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’”
1 Kings 22:17
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1 Kings 22:17
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17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
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2 Chronicles 18:16
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2 Chronicles 18:16
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16 (A) Micaiah answered, “In a vision[a] I saw Israelite soldiers wandering around, lost in the hills like sheep without a shepherd. The Lord said, ‘These troops have no leader. They should go home and not fight.’ ”
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- 18.16 vision: In ancient times, prophets often told about future events from what they had seen in visions or dreams.
2 Chronicles 18:16
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2 Chronicles 18:16
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16 Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel(A) scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd,(B) and the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’”
2 Chronicles 18:16
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2 Chronicles 18:16
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16 Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.
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Ezekiel 34:5
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Ezekiel 34:5
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5 (A) They strayed in every direction, and because there was no shepherd to watch them, they were attacked and eaten by wild animals.
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Ezekiel 34:5
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Ezekiel 34:5
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5 So they were scattered because there was no shepherd,(A) and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild animals.(B)
Ezekiel 34:5
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Ezekiel 34:5
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5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
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Mark 6:34
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Mark 6:34
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34 (A) When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw the large crowd that was like sheep without a shepherd. He felt sorry for the people and started teaching them many things.
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Mark 6:34
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Mark 6:34
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34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd.(A) So he began teaching them many things.
Mark 6:34
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Mark 6:34
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34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
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