Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness. New Living Translation But he led his own people like a flock of sheep, guiding them safely through the wilderness. English Standard Version Then he led out his people like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. Berean Standard Bible He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness. King James Bible But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. New King James Version But He made His own people go forth like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock; New American Standard Bible But He led His own people out like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock; NASB 1995 But He led forth His own people like sheep And guided them in the wilderness like a flock; NASB 1977 But He led forth His own people like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock; Legacy Standard Bible But He led forth His own people like sheep And guided them in the wilderness like a flock; Amplified Bible But God led His own people forward like sheep And guided them in the wilderness like [a good shepherd with] a flock. Christian Standard Bible He led his people out like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness. Holman Christian Standard Bible He led His people out like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness. American Standard Version But he led forth his own people like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock. Contemporary English Version Then God led his people out of Egypt and guided them in the desert like a flock of sheep. English Revised Version But he led forth his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. GOD'S WORD® Translation But he led his own people out like sheep and guided them like a flock through the wilderness. Good News Translation Then he led his people out like a shepherd and guided them through the desert. International Standard Version Yet he led out his people like sheep, guiding them like a flock in the desert. Majority Standard Bible He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness. NET Bible Yet he brought out his people like sheep; he led them through the wilderness like a flock. New Heart English Bible But he led forth his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. Webster's Bible Translation But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. World English Bible But he led out his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd causes His people to journey as a flock, "" And guides them as a drove in a wilderness, Young's Literal Translation And causeth His people to journey as a flock, And guideth them as a drove in a wilderness, Smith's Literal Translation He will remove his people as sheep, and he will lead them as a flock in the desert. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he took away his own people as sheep: and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Then God led forth his people like sheep, guided them like a flock through the wilderness. New Revised Standard Version Then he led out his people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut he led forth his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He bore his people like sheep and led them like a flock in the wilderness. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But He made His own people to go forth like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he removed his people like sheep; he led them as a flock in the wilderness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Will Open My Mouth in Parables…51He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham. 52He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness. 53He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.… Cross References Exodus 15:13 With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling. Isaiah 63:11-14 Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? ... Psalm 77:20 You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. Psalm 23:1-4 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. / He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. ... Micah 7:14 Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. Isaiah 40:11 He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes. Ezekiel 34:11-16 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out. / As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. / I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land. ... John 10:11-16 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. / The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep. ... John 10:27-28 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. / I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’” Revelation 14:4 These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. Matthew 9:36 When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Mark 6:34 When 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. Hebrews 13:20-21 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, / equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 2:25 For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. Treasury of Scripture But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. but Psalm 77:20 Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. Psalm 105:37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. Nehemiah 9:12 Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go. like a Psalm 95:7 For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, Psalm 100:3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Isaiah 40:11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Jump to Previous Causeth Desert Drove Flock Forth Guided Guideth Guiding Journey Led Sheep Waste WildernessJump to Next Causeth Desert Drove Flock Forth Guided Guideth Guiding Journey Led Sheep Waste WildernessPsalm 78 1. An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God9. The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient 67. The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David. But He led His people like sheep This phrase draws a vivid picture of God's guidance and care for His people, likening them to sheep. In the Hebrew text, the word for "led" is "nahal," which implies a gentle leading or guiding, often associated with watercourses or rest. This imagery is consistent with the pastoral culture of ancient Israel, where shepherds were responsible for the safety and provision of their flocks. The comparison to sheep underscores the vulnerability and dependence of God's people on His leadership. Throughout Scripture, God is often depicted as a shepherd (e.g., Psalm 23), emphasizing His role as a protector and provider. This metaphor also foreshadows the New Testament portrayal of Jesus as the Good Shepherd (John 10:11), who leads His followers with love and sacrifice. and guided them safely like a flock in the wilderness Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He led out His peopleעַמּ֑וֹ (‘am·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock like sheep כַּצֹּ֣אן (kaṣ·ṣōn) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock and guided וַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֥ם (way·na·hă·ḡêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5090: To drive forth, lead, carry away, to proceed, to sigh them like a flock כַּ֝עֵ֗דֶר (ka·‘ê·ḏer) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5739: An arrangement, muster in the wilderness. בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech Links Psalm 78:52 NIVPsalm 78:52 NLT Psalm 78:52 ESV Psalm 78:52 NASB Psalm 78:52 KJV Psalm 78:52 BibleApps.com Psalm 78:52 Biblia Paralela Psalm 78:52 Chinese Bible Psalm 78:52 French Bible Psalm 78:52 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 78:52 But he led forth his own people (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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