Parallel Verses

Amplified

I will feed My flock and I will let them lie down [to rest],” says the Lord God.

New American Standard Bible

I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest,” declares the Lord God.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

I will tend My flock and let them lie down.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

International Standard Version

I will feed my sheep and give them rest,' declares the Lord GOD.

A Conservative Version

I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lay down, says lord LORD.

American Standard Version

I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

I myself will give food to my flock, and I will give them rest, says the Lord.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

I will feed my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord Jehovah.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

{I myself} will feed my flock and {I myself} will allow them to lie down," {declares} the Lord Yahweh.

Modern King James verseion

I will feed My flock, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I will feed my sheep myself, and bring them to their rest, sayeth the LORD God.

NET Bible

I myself will feed my sheep and I myself will make them lie down, declares the sovereign Lord.

New Heart English Bible

I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down," says the Lord GOD.

The Emphasized Bible

myself will tend my flock. And, I, myself will cause them to lie down, Declareth My Lord Yahweh:

Webster

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

World English Bible

I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord Yahweh.

Youngs Literal Translation

I feed My flock, and cause them to lie down, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
I will feed
רעה 
Ra`ah 
Usage: 171

my flock
צאון צאןo 
Tso'n 
Usage: 274

and I will cause them to lie down
רבץ 
Rabats 
Usage: 30

נאם 
N@'um 
Usage: 376

the Lord
אדני 
'Adonay 
Usage: 438

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Prophecy Concerning Israel's Shepherds And Sheep

14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and their grazing ground will be on the mountain heights of Israel. There they will lie down on good grazing ground and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. 15 I will feed My flock and I will let them lie down [to rest],” says the Lord God. 16 “I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bandage the crippled, and strengthen the weak and the sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong [who have become hard-hearted and perverse]. I will feed them with judgment and punishment.



Cross References

Psalm 23:1-2

The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me],
I shall not want.

Song of Songs 1:7-8


“Tell me, O you whom my soul loves,
Where do you pasture your flock,
Where do you make it lie down at noon?
For why should I be like one who is veiled
Beside the flocks of your companions?”

Isaiah 11:6-7


And the wolf will dwell with the lamb,
And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,
And the calf and the young lion and the fatted steer together;
And a little child will lead them.

Isaiah 27:10


For the fortified city is isolated,
A settlement deserted and abandoned like the desert;
There the calf will graze,
And there it will lie down and feed on its branches.

Isaiah 65:9-10


“I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
And an heir of My mountains from Judah;
Even My chosen ones shall inherit it,
And My servants will live there.

Jeremiah 3:15

“Then [in the final time] I will give you [spiritual] shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and [true] understanding.

Ezekiel 34:23

“Then I will appoint over them one shepherd and he will feed them, [a ruler like] My servant David; he will feed them and be their shepherd.

Hosea 2:18


“And in that day I will make a covenant for Israel
With the animals of the open country
And with the birds of the heavens
And with the creeping things of the ground.
And I will abolish the bow and the sword and [banish] war from the land
And will make them lie down in safety.

Zephaniah 3:13


“The remnant of Israel will do no wrong
Nor speak lies,
Nor will a deceitful tongue
Be found in their mouths;
For they will eat and lie down
With no one to make them tremble and feel afraid.”

John 21:15

So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these [others do—with total commitment and devotion]?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Feed My lambs.”

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