- abiding:
- "That which was tornª [of beasts] I broughtª° not¹ unto¹ thee; I¹ bare the lossª° of it; of my handª¹ didst thou requireª° it, [whether] stolenª° by day,ª or stolenª° by night.ª ... [Thus] I was;¹ in the dayª the droughtª consumedª° me, and the frostª by night;ª and my sleepª departedª° from mine eyes.ª¹" {Gen 31:39-40} + "Now Mosesª keptªª°°¹ the flockª of Jethroª his father in law,ª° the priestª of Midian:ª and he ledª°¹ the flockª to the backsideª of the desert,ª and cameª° to¹ the mountainª of God,ª [even] to Horeb.ª ... And the angelª of the LORDª appearedª° unto¹ him in a flameª of fireª out of the midstª¹ of a bush:ª and he looked,ª° and, behold,¹ the bushª burnedª° with fire,ª and the bushª [was] not¹ consumed.ª°" {Exd 3:1-2} + "And Davidª saidª° unto¹ Saul,ª Thy servantª keptª°¹ his father'sª sheep,ª and there cameª° a lion,ª and a bear,ª and tookª° a lambª°² out of the flock:ª¹ ... And I went outª° afterª him, and smoteª° him, and deliveredª° [it] out of his mouth:ª¹ and when he aroseª° against¹ me, I caughtª° [him] by his beard,ª and smoteª° him, and slewª° him." {1Sm 17:34-35} + "He choseª° Davidª also his servant,ª and tookª° him from the sheepfolds:ªª¹ ... From followingª¹ the ewes great with youngª° he broughtª° him to feedª° Jacobª his people,ª and Israelª his inheritance.ª" {Psa 78:70-71} + "[As] I¹ live,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD,ª surely¹¹ because¹ my flockª became¹ a prey,ª and my flockª became¹ meatª to every¹ beastª of the field,ª because [there was] no¹¹ shepherd,ª° neither¹ did my shepherdsª° searchª°¹ for my flock,ª but the shepherdsª° fedª° themselves, and fedª° not¹ my flock;ª" {Ezk 34:8} + "Allª that¹ ever² cameª° beforeª meª areª° thievesª andª robbers:ª butª the¹ sheepª did²° notª hearª° them.ª ... Butª he that is²° an hireling,ª andª notª the¹ shepherd,ª whose²¹ ownª the¹ sheepª areª° not,ª seethª° the¹ wolfª coming,ª° andª leavethª° the¹ sheep,ª andª fleeth:ª° andª the¹ wolfª catchethª° them,ª andª scatterethª° the¹ sheep.ª" {Jhn 10:8-12}
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