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1 Kings 22:17

So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”

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ASV

And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Jehovah said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.

KJV

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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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
רָאִ֤יתִיra.'I.tiI sawH7200 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
נְפֹצִ֣יםne.fo.TzimscatteredH6327 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.Rimthe mountainsH2022 →
כַּצֹּ֕אןka.Tzonlike <the> flockH6629 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
אֵין־'ein-notH369 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hem[belongs] to them
רֹעֶ֑הro.'Eha shepherdH7462 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
אֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimmastersH113 →
לָאֵ֔לֶּהla.'E.leh[belong] to theseH428 →
יָשׁ֥וּבוּya.Shu.vulet them returnH7725 →
אִישׁ־'ish-eachH376 →
לְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.Toto house hisH1004 →
בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.Lomin peaceH7965 →

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Numbers 27:17who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”Isaiah 13:14Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.Matthew 9:36When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.1 Kings 22:34–36However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”Nahum 3:18O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.Mark 6:34When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.2 Chronicles 18:16–17So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.Acts 10:11–17He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.Ezekiel 34:4–6You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.Jeremiah 50:6My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.Jeremiah 50:17Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”1 Kings 12:16When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,2 Chronicles 18:16So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”Ezekiel 34:5They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.1 Samuel 9:9(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)Jeremiah 23:1–2“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.Jeremiah 1:11–16And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.

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