Isaiah 40:11
As a shepherd he shall feed his flock, he shall gather the lambs in his arms, and he shall raise in his bosom; he shall bear the sheep with lamb.This verse in the real world
In what words
- טְלָאṭᵉlâʼa lamb
- נָהַלnâhalproperly, to run with asparkle, i.e. flow; hence (transitively), to conduct, and (by infer
- חֵיקchêyqthe bosom (literally or figuratively)
- עֵדֶרʻêderan arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)
- זְרוֹעַzᵉrôwaʻthe arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
- קָבַץqâbatsto grasp, i.e. collect
- רָעָהrâʻâhto tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); ge
- נָשָׂאnâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Rev 7:17, Psa 23:1–6, Mic 5:4, Ezk 34:23, Jhn 10:11–16, Isa 49:9–10, Ezk 34:12–14, 1Pe 2:25