- because:
- "Which¹ may go outª° beforeª them, and which¹ may go inª° beforeª them, and which¹ may lead them out,ª° and which¹ may bring them in;ª° that the congregationª of the LORDª be¹ not¹ as sheepª which¹ have no¹ shepherd.ª°" {Num 27:17} + "And he said,ª° I sawª°¹ all¹ Israelª scatteredª° upon¹ the hills,ª as sheepª that¹ have not¹ a shepherd:ª° and the LORDª said,ª° These¹ have no¹ master:ª let them returnª° every manª to his houseª in peace.ª" {1Kg 22:17} + "Then he said,ª° I did seeª°¹ all¹ Israelª scatteredª° upon¹ the mountains,ª as sheepª that¹ have no¹ shepherd:ª° and the LORDª said,ª° These¹ have no¹ master;ª let them returnª° [therefore] every manª to his houseª in peace.ª" {2Ch 18:16} + "My peopleª hath been¹ lostª° sheep:ª their shepherdsª° have caused them to go astray,ª° they have turned them awayª°°² [on] the mountains:ª they have goneª° from mountainª¹ to¹ hill,ª they have forgottenª° their restingplace.ª" {Jer 50:6} + "For¹ the idolsª have spokenª° vanity,ª and the divinersª° have seenª° a lie,ª and have toldª° falseª dreams;ª they comfortª° in vain:ª therefore¹¹ they went²° their way¹ as¹ a flock,ª they were troubled,ª° because¹ [there was] no¹ shepherd.ª°" {Zch 10:2} + "Butª when he sawª° the¹ multitudes,ª he was moved with compassionª° onª them,ª becauseª they fainted,ªª°° andª were scattered abroad,ª° asª sheepª havingª° noª shepherd.ª" {Mtt 9:36}
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