1 Kings 22:17 “All right,” said Micaiah, “since you insist. I saw all of Israel scattered over the hills, sheep with no shepherd. Then God spoke: ‘These poor people have n...

22:17 MSG

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The Message - “All right,” said Micaiah, “since you insist. I saw all of Israel scattered over the hills, sheep with no shepherd. Then God spoke: ‘These poor people have no one to tell them what to do. Let them go home and do the best they can for themselves.’”
新标点和合本 - 米该雅说：“我看见以色列众民散在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群一般。耶和华说：‘这民没有主人，他们可以平平安安地各归各家去。’”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 米该雅说：“我看见以色列众人散布在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群一般。耶和华说：‘这些人没有主人，他们可以平安地各自回家去。’”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 米该雅说：“我看见以色列众人散布在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群一般。耶和华说：‘这些人没有主人，他们可以平安地各自回家去。’”
当代译本 - 米该雅说：“我看见以色列人都四散在山上，好像没有牧人的羊群一样。耶和华说，‘这些人没有主人，让他们各自平安地回家去吧。’”
圣经新译本 - 米该雅说： “我看见以色列人四散在山上，好像没有牧人的羊群一样；耶和华说：‘这些人没有主人，使他们平平安安各自回家吧！’”
中文标准译本 - 他就说： “我看见以色列人都四散在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群。耶和华说： ‘这些人没有了主人，让他们各人平安地回家去吧！’”
现代标点和合本 - 米该雅说：“我看见以色列众民散在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群一般。耶和华说：‘这民没有主人，他们可以平平安安地各归各家去。’”
和合本（拼音版） - 米该雅说：“我看见以色列众民散在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群一般。耶和华说：‘这民没有主人，他们可以平平安安地各归各家去。’”
New International Version - Then Micaiah answered, “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 go home in peace.’ ”
New International Reader's Version - Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all the Israelites scattered on the hills. They were like sheep that didn’t have a shepherd. The Lord said, ‘These people do not have a master. Let each of them go home in peace.’ ”
English Standard Version - And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’”
New Living Translation - Then Micaiah told him, “In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘Their master has been killed. Send them home in peace.’”
Christian Standard Bible - So Micaiah said: I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said, “They have no master; let everyone return home in peace.”
New American Standard Bible - So he said, “I saw all Israel Scattered on the mountains, Like sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Each of them is to return to his house in peace.’ ”
New King James Version - Then he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master. Let each return to his house in peace.’ ”
Amplified Bible - And he said, “I saw all Israel Scattered upon the mountains, Like sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master. Let each of them return to his house in peace.’ ”
American Standard Version - 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.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - Micaiah said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the Lord said, ‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’”
World English Bible - He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, ‘These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.’”
新標點和合本 - 米該雅說：「我看見以色列眾民散在山上，如同沒有牧人的羊羣一般。耶和華說：『這民沒有主人，他們可以平平安安地各歸各家去。』」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 米該雅說：「我看見以色列眾人散佈在山上，如同沒有牧人的羊羣一般。耶和華說：『這些人沒有主人，他們可以平安地各自回家去。』」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 米該雅說：「我看見以色列眾人散佈在山上，如同沒有牧人的羊羣一般。耶和華說：『這些人沒有主人，他們可以平安地各自回家去。』」
當代譯本 - 米該雅說：「我看見以色列人都四散在山上，好像沒有牧人的羊群一樣。耶和華說，『這些人沒有主人，讓他們各自平安地回家去吧。』」
聖經新譯本 - 米該雅說： “我看見以色列人四散在山上，好像沒有牧人的羊群一樣；耶和華說：‘這些人沒有主人，使他們平平安安各自回家吧！’”
呂振中譯本 - 米該雅說：『我看見以色列眾人四散在山上、如同沒有牧人的羊羣一般；永恆主說：「這些人既沒有主人，讓他們安安然然各回各家去吧。」』
中文標準譯本 - 他就說：「我看見以色列人都四散在山上，如同沒有牧人的羊群。耶和華說：『這些人沒有了主人，讓他們各人平安地回家去吧！』」
現代標點和合本 - 米該雅說：「我看見以色列眾民散在山上，如同沒有牧人的羊群一般。耶和華說：『這民沒有主人，他們可以平平安安地各歸各家去。』」
文理和合譯本 - 曰、我觀以色列眾散布於山、猶羊無牧、耶和華曰、斯眾無主、可各安歸其家、
文理委辦譯本 - 曰、我觀以色列族眾、散布山谷、猶羊無牧、耶和華曰、此無其主、當各安歸。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 曰、我觀以色列人眾、悉散於山、如羊無牧、主云、斯眾無主、各當安然而歸、而歸原文作歸家
Nueva Versión Internacional - Ante esto, Micaías concedió: —Vi a todo Israel esparcido por las colinas, como ovejas sin pastor. Y el Señor dijo: “Esta gente no tiene amo. ¡Que cada cual se vaya a su casa en paz!”
현대인의 성경 - “내가 보니 모든 이스라엘 백성이 목자 없는 양처럼 산에 뿔뿔이 흩어졌는데 여호와께서는 이 사람들이 지도자가 없으므로 평안히 집으로 돌아가게 하라고 말씀하셨습니다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Тогда Михей ответил: – Я видел весь Израиль рассеянным по горам, как овцы без пастуха, и Господь сказал: «У них нет господина. Пусть каждый возвращается с миром домой».
Восточный перевод - Тогда Михей ответил: – Я видел весь Исраил рассеянным по горам, как овцы без пастуха, и Вечный сказал: «У них нет господина. Пусть каждый возвращается с миром домой».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Тогда Михей ответил: – Я видел весь Исраил рассеянным по горам, как овцы без пастуха, и Вечный сказал: «У них нет господина. Пусть каждый возвращается с миром домой».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Тогда Михей ответил: – Я видел весь Исроил рассеянным по горам, как овцы без пастуха, и Вечный сказал: «У них нет господина. Пусть каждый возвращается с миром домой».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Alors Michée déclara : J’ai vu tous les Israélites disséminés sur les montagnes ; ils ressemblaient à des brebis ╵qui n’ont pas de berger . Et l’Eternel a dit : « Ces gens n’ont plus de souverain. Que chacun d’eux retourne ╵tranquillement chez soi ! »
リビングバイブル - 「実は私は、イスラエルの民が羊飼いのいない羊のように山々に散らされているのを、幻で見ました。その時、主はこうお語りになりました。『王は死んだ。彼らを家へ帰らせるように』と。」
Nova Versão Internacional - Então Micaías respondeu: “Vi todo o Israel espalhado pelas colinas, como ovelhas sem pastor, e ouvi o Senhor dizer: ‘Estes não têm dono. Cada um volte para casa em paz’ ”.
Hoffnung für alle - Da antwortete Micha: »Ich sah das Heer der Israeliten über alle Berge verstreut wie Schafe, die keinen Hirten mehr haben. Der Herr sprach zu mir: ›Diese Soldaten haben keinen Herrn mehr, der sie führt. Sie können getrost nach Hause zurückkehren.‹«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Mi-chê nói: “Tôi thấy người Ít-ra-ên tản mác trên núi như chiên không người chăn. Chúa Hằng Hữu lại phán: ‘Họ không có vua, hãy cho họ về nhà bình an.’”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - มีคายาห์จึงทูลตอบว่า “ข้าพเจ้าเห็นอิสราเอลทั้งปวงกระจัดกระจายไปตามภูเขาต่างๆ เหมือนแกะที่ไม่มีคนเลี้ยง และองค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสว่า ‘คนเหล่านี้ไม่มีนาย ให้ทุกคนกลับบ้านโดยสวัสดิภาพเถิด’ ”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - มิคายาห์จึงตอบว่า “ข้าพเจ้าเห็นทหารอิสราเอลทั้งปวงกระจัดกระจายอยู่บนภูเขา ประหนึ่งฝูงแกะที่ปราศจากผู้เลี้ยงดู และพระผู้เป็นเจ้ากล่าวว่า ‘คนเหล่านี้ขาดเจ้านาย ปล่อยให้ทุกคนกลับบ้านไปด้วยความปลอดภัยเถิด’”

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Jeremiah 50:6 - “My people were lost sheep. Their shepherds led them astray. They abandoned them in the mountains where they wandered aimless through the hills. They lost track of home, couldn’t remember where they came from. Everyone who met them took advantage of them. Their enemies had no qualms: ‘Fair game,’ they said. ‘They walked out on God. They abandoned the True Pasture, the hope of their parents.’
Jeremiah 50:17 - “Israel is a scattered flock, hunted down by lions. The king of Assyria started the carnage. The king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, Has completed the job, gnawing the bones clean.”
2 Chronicles 18:16 - “All right,” said Micaiah, “since you insist . . . I saw all of Israel scattered over the hills, sheep with no shepherd. Then God spoke, ‘These poor people have no one to tell them what to do. Let them go home and do the best they can for themselves.’”
2 Chronicles 18:17 - The king of Israel turned to Jehoshaphat, “See! What did I tell you? He never has a good word for me from God, only doom.”
Acts 10:14 - Peter said, “Oh, no, Lord. I’ve never so much as tasted food that was not kosher.”
Acts 10:15 - The voice came a second time: “If God says it’s okay, it’s okay.”
Acts 10:16 - This happened three times, and then the blanket was pulled back up into the skies.
Acts 10:17 - As Peter, puzzled, sat there trying to figure out what it all meant, the men sent by Cornelius showed up at Simon’s front door. They called in, asking if there was a Simon, also called Peter, staying there. Peter, lost in thought, didn’t hear them, so the Spirit whispered to him, “Three men are knocking at the door looking for you. Get down there and go with them. Don’t ask any questions. I sent them to get you.”
Jeremiah 1:11 - God’s Message came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “A walking stick—that’s all.” And God said, “Good eyes! I’m sticking with you. I’ll make every word I give you come true.”
Jeremiah 1:13 - God’s Message came again: “So what do you see now?” I said, “I see a boiling pot, tipped down toward us.” Then God told me, “Disaster will pour out of the north on everyone living in this land. Watch for this: I’m calling all the kings out of the north.” God’s Decree.
Jeremiah 1:15 - “They’ll come and set up headquarters facing Jerusalem’s gates, Facing all the city walls, facing all the villages of Judah. I’ll pronounce my judgment on the people of Judah for walking out on me—what a terrible thing to do!— And courting other gods with their offerings, worshiping as gods sticks they’d carved, stones they’d painted.
Ezekiel 1:4 - I looked: I saw an immense dust storm come from the north, an immense cloud with lightning flashing from it, a huge ball of fire glowing like bronze. Within the fire were what looked like four creatures vibrant with life. Each had the form of a human being, but each also had four faces and four wings. Their legs were as sturdy and straight as columns, but their feet were hoofed like those of a calf and sparkled from the fire like burnished bronze. On all four sides under their wings they had human hands. All four had both faces and wings, with the wings touching one another. They turned neither one way nor the other; they went straight forward.
Zechariah 13:7 - “Sword, get moving against my shepherd, against my close associate!” Decree of God-of-the-Angel-Armies. “Kill the shepherd! Scatter the sheep! The back of my hand against even the lambs! All across the country”—God’s Decree— “two-thirds will be devastated and one-third survive. I’ll deliver the surviving third to the refinery fires. I’ll refine them as silver is refined, test them for purity as gold is tested. Then they’ll pray to me by name and I’ll answer them personally. I’ll say, ‘That’s my people.’ They’ll say, ‘God—my God!’”
Jeremiah 23:1 - “Doom to the shepherd-leaders who butcher and scatter my sheep!” God’s Decree. “So here is what I, God, Israel’s God, say to the shepherd-leaders who misled my people: ‘You’ve scattered my sheep. You’ve driven them off. You haven’t kept your eye on them. Well, let me tell you, I’m keeping my eye on you, keeping track of your criminal behavior. I’ll take over and gather what’s left of my sheep, gather them in from all the lands where I’ve driven them. I’ll bring them back where they belong, and they’ll recover and flourish. I’ll set shepherd-leaders over them who will take good care of them. They won’t live in fear or panic anymore. All the lost sheep rounded up!’ God’s Decree.
Zechariah 10:2 - “Store-bought gods babble gibberish. Religious experts spout rubbish. They pontificate hot air. Their prescriptions are nothing but smoke. And so the people wander like lost sheep, poor lost sheep without a shepherd. I’m furious with the so-called shepherds. They’re worse than billy goats, and I’ll treat them like goats.” * * *
1 Kings 22:34 - Just then someone, without aiming, shot an arrow randomly into the crowd and hit the king of Israel in the chink of his armor. The king told his charioteer, “Turn back! Get me out of here—I’m wounded.”
1 Kings 22:35 - All day the fighting continued, hot and heavy. Propped up in his chariot, the king watched from the sidelines. He died that evening. Blood from his wound pooled in the chariot. As the sun went down, shouts reverberated through the ranks, “Abandon camp! Head for home! The king is dead!”

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The Message - “All right,” said Micaiah, “since you insist. I saw all of Israel scattered over the hills, sheep with no shepherd. Then God spoke: ‘These poor people have no one to tell them what to do. Let them go home and do the best they can for themselves.’”
新标点和合本 - 米该雅说：“我看见以色列众民散在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群一般。耶和华说：‘这民没有主人，他们可以平平安安地各归各家去。’”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 米该雅说：“我看见以色列众人散布在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群一般。耶和华说：‘这些人没有主人，他们可以平安地各自回家去。’”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 米该雅说：“我看见以色列众人散布在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群一般。耶和华说：‘这些人没有主人，他们可以平安地各自回家去。’”
当代译本 - 米该雅说：“我看见以色列人都四散在山上，好像没有牧人的羊群一样。耶和华说，‘这些人没有主人，让他们各自平安地回家去吧。’”
圣经新译本 - 米该雅说： “我看见以色列人四散在山上，好像没有牧人的羊群一样；耶和华说：‘这些人没有主人，使他们平平安安各自回家吧！’”
中文标准译本 - 他就说： “我看见以色列人都四散在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群。耶和华说： ‘这些人没有了主人，让他们各人平安地回家去吧！’”
现代标点和合本 - 米该雅说：“我看见以色列众民散在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群一般。耶和华说：‘这民没有主人，他们可以平平安安地各归各家去。’”
和合本（拼音版） - 米该雅说：“我看见以色列众民散在山上，如同没有牧人的羊群一般。耶和华说：‘这民没有主人，他们可以平平安安地各归各家去。’”
New International Version - Then Micaiah answered, “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 go home in peace.’ ”
New International Reader's Version - Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all the Israelites scattered on the hills. They were like sheep that didn’t have a shepherd. The Lord said, ‘These people do not have a master. Let each of them go home in peace.’ ”
English Standard Version - And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’”
New Living Translation - Then Micaiah told him, “In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘Their master has been killed. Send them home in peace.’”
Christian Standard Bible - So Micaiah said: I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said, “They have no master; let everyone return home in peace.”
New American Standard Bible - So he said, “I saw all Israel Scattered on the mountains, Like sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Each of them is to return to his house in peace.’ ”
New King James Version - Then he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master. Let each return to his house in peace.’ ”
Amplified Bible - And he said, “I saw all Israel Scattered upon the mountains, Like sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master. Let each of them return to his house in peace.’ ”
American Standard Version - 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.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - Micaiah said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the Lord said, ‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’”
World English Bible - He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, ‘These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.’”
新標點和合本 - 米該雅說：「我看見以色列眾民散在山上，如同沒有牧人的羊羣一般。耶和華說：『這民沒有主人，他們可以平平安安地各歸各家去。』」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 米該雅說：「我看見以色列眾人散佈在山上，如同沒有牧人的羊羣一般。耶和華說：『這些人沒有主人，他們可以平安地各自回家去。』」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 米該雅說：「我看見以色列眾人散佈在山上，如同沒有牧人的羊羣一般。耶和華說：『這些人沒有主人，他們可以平安地各自回家去。』」
當代譯本 - 米該雅說：「我看見以色列人都四散在山上，好像沒有牧人的羊群一樣。耶和華說，『這些人沒有主人，讓他們各自平安地回家去吧。』」
聖經新譯本 - 米該雅說： “我看見以色列人四散在山上，好像沒有牧人的羊群一樣；耶和華說：‘這些人沒有主人，使他們平平安安各自回家吧！’”
呂振中譯本 - 米該雅說：『我看見以色列眾人四散在山上、如同沒有牧人的羊羣一般；永恆主說：「這些人既沒有主人，讓他們安安然然各回各家去吧。」』
中文標準譯本 - 他就說：「我看見以色列人都四散在山上，如同沒有牧人的羊群。耶和華說：『這些人沒有了主人，讓他們各人平安地回家去吧！』」
現代標點和合本 - 米該雅說：「我看見以色列眾民散在山上，如同沒有牧人的羊群一般。耶和華說：『這民沒有主人，他們可以平平安安地各歸各家去。』」
文理和合譯本 - 曰、我觀以色列眾散布於山、猶羊無牧、耶和華曰、斯眾無主、可各安歸其家、
文理委辦譯本 - 曰、我觀以色列族眾、散布山谷、猶羊無牧、耶和華曰、此無其主、當各安歸。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 曰、我觀以色列人眾、悉散於山、如羊無牧、主云、斯眾無主、各當安然而歸、而歸原文作歸家
Nueva Versión Internacional - Ante esto, Micaías concedió: —Vi a todo Israel esparcido por las colinas, como ovejas sin pastor. Y el Señor dijo: “Esta gente no tiene amo. ¡Que cada cual se vaya a su casa en paz!”
현대인의 성경 - “내가 보니 모든 이스라엘 백성이 목자 없는 양처럼 산에 뿔뿔이 흩어졌는데 여호와께서는 이 사람들이 지도자가 없으므로 평안히 집으로 돌아가게 하라고 말씀하셨습니다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Тогда Михей ответил: – Я видел весь Израиль рассеянным по горам, как овцы без пастуха, и Господь сказал: «У них нет господина. Пусть каждый возвращается с миром домой».
Восточный перевод - Тогда Михей ответил: – Я видел весь Исраил рассеянным по горам, как овцы без пастуха, и Вечный сказал: «У них нет господина. Пусть каждый возвращается с миром домой».
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Тогда Михей ответил: – Я видел весь Исраил рассеянным по горам, как овцы без пастуха, и Вечный сказал: «У них нет господина. Пусть каждый возвращается с миром домой».
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Тогда Михей ответил: – Я видел весь Исроил рассеянным по горам, как овцы без пастуха, и Вечный сказал: «У них нет господина. Пусть каждый возвращается с миром домой».
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Alors Michée déclara : J’ai vu tous les Israélites disséminés sur les montagnes ; ils ressemblaient à des brebis ╵qui n’ont pas de berger . Et l’Eternel a dit : « Ces gens n’ont plus de souverain. Que chacun d’eux retourne ╵tranquillement chez soi ! »
リビングバイブル - 「実は私は、イスラエルの民が羊飼いのいない羊のように山々に散らされているのを、幻で見ました。その時、主はこうお語りになりました。『王は死んだ。彼らを家へ帰らせるように』と。」
Nova Versão Internacional - Então Micaías respondeu: “Vi todo o Israel espalhado pelas colinas, como ovelhas sem pastor, e ouvi o Senhor dizer: ‘Estes não têm dono. Cada um volte para casa em paz’ ”.
Hoffnung für alle - Da antwortete Micha: »Ich sah das Heer der Israeliten über alle Berge verstreut wie Schafe, die keinen Hirten mehr haben. Der Herr sprach zu mir: ›Diese Soldaten haben keinen Herrn mehr, der sie führt. Sie können getrost nach Hause zurückkehren.‹«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Mi-chê nói: “Tôi thấy người Ít-ra-ên tản mác trên núi như chiên không người chăn. Chúa Hằng Hữu lại phán: ‘Họ không có vua, hãy cho họ về nhà bình an.’”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - มีคายาห์จึงทูลตอบว่า “ข้าพเจ้าเห็นอิสราเอลทั้งปวงกระจัดกระจายไปตามภูเขาต่างๆ เหมือนแกะที่ไม่มีคนเลี้ยง และองค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสว่า ‘คนเหล่านี้ไม่มีนาย ให้ทุกคนกลับบ้านโดยสวัสดิภาพเถิด’ ”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - มิคายาห์จึงตอบว่า “ข้าพเจ้าเห็นทหารอิสราเอลทั้งปวงกระจัดกระจายอยู่บนภูเขา ประหนึ่งฝูงแกะที่ปราศจากผู้เลี้ยงดู และพระผู้เป็นเจ้ากล่าวว่า ‘คนเหล่านี้ขาดเจ้านาย ปล่อยให้ทุกคนกลับบ้านไปด้วยความปลอดภัยเถิด’”

Jeremiah 50:6 - “My people were lost sheep. Their shepherds led them astray. They abandoned them in the mountains where they wandered aimless through the hills. They lost track of home, couldn’t remember where they came from. Everyone who met them took advantage of them. Their enemies had no qualms: ‘Fair game,’ they said. ‘They walked out on God. They abandoned the True Pasture, the hope of their parents.’
Jeremiah 50:17 - “Israel is a scattered flock, hunted down by lions. The king of Assyria started the carnage. The king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, Has completed the job, gnawing the bones clean.”
2 Chronicles 18:16 - “All right,” said Micaiah, “since you insist . . . I saw all of Israel scattered over the hills, sheep with no shepherd. Then God spoke, ‘These poor people have no one to tell them what to do. Let them go home and do the best they can for themselves.’”
2 Chronicles 18:17 - The king of Israel turned to Jehoshaphat, “See! What did I tell you? He never has a good word for me from God, only doom.”
Acts 10:14 - Peter said, “Oh, no, Lord. I’ve never so much as tasted food that was not kosher.”
Acts 10:15 - The voice came a second time: “If God says it’s okay, it’s okay.”
Acts 10:16 - This happened three times, and then the blanket was pulled back up into the skies.
Acts 10:17 - As Peter, puzzled, sat there trying to figure out what it all meant, the men sent by Cornelius showed up at Simon’s front door. They called in, asking if there was a Simon, also called Peter, staying there. Peter, lost in thought, didn’t hear them, so the Spirit whispered to him, “Three men are knocking at the door looking for you. Get down there and go with them. Don’t ask any questions. I sent them to get you.”
Jeremiah 1:11 - God’s Message came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?” I said, “A walking stick—that’s all.” And God said, “Good eyes! I’m sticking with you. I’ll make every word I give you come true.”
Jeremiah 1:13 - God’s Message came again: “So what do you see now?” I said, “I see a boiling pot, tipped down toward us.” Then God told me, “Disaster will pour out of the north on everyone living in this land. Watch for this: I’m calling all the kings out of the north.” God’s Decree.
Jeremiah 1:15 - “They’ll come and set up headquarters facing Jerusalem’s gates, Facing all the city walls, facing all the villages of Judah. I’ll pronounce my judgment on the people of Judah for walking out on me—what a terrible thing to do!— And courting other gods with their offerings, worshiping as gods sticks they’d carved, stones they’d painted.
Ezekiel 1:4 - I looked: I saw an immense dust storm come from the north, an immense cloud with lightning flashing from it, a huge ball of fire glowing like bronze. Within the fire were what looked like four creatures vibrant with life. Each had the form of a human being, but each also had four faces and four wings. Their legs were as sturdy and straight as columns, but their feet were hoofed like those of a calf and sparkled from the fire like burnished bronze. On all four sides under their wings they had human hands. All four had both faces and wings, with the wings touching one another. They turned neither one way nor the other; they went straight forward.
Zechariah 13:7 - “Sword, get moving against my shepherd, against my close associate!” Decree of God-of-the-Angel-Armies. “Kill the shepherd! Scatter the sheep! The back of my hand against even the lambs! All across the country”—God’s Decree— “two-thirds will be devastated and one-third survive. I’ll deliver the surviving third to the refinery fires. I’ll refine them as silver is refined, test them for purity as gold is tested. Then they’ll pray to me by name and I’ll answer them personally. I’ll say, ‘That’s my people.’ They’ll say, ‘God—my God!’”
Jeremiah 23:1 - “Doom to the shepherd-leaders who butcher and scatter my sheep!” God’s Decree. “So here is what I, God, Israel’s God, say to the shepherd-leaders who misled my people: ‘You’ve scattered my sheep. You’ve driven them off. You haven’t kept your eye on them. Well, let me tell you, I’m keeping my eye on you, keeping track of your criminal behavior. I’ll take over and gather what’s left of my sheep, gather them in from all the lands where I’ve driven them. I’ll bring them back where they belong, and they’ll recover and flourish. I’ll set shepherd-leaders over them who will take good care of them. They won’t live in fear or panic anymore. All the lost sheep rounded up!’ God’s Decree.
Zechariah 10:2 - “Store-bought gods babble gibberish. Religious experts spout rubbish. They pontificate hot air. Their prescriptions are nothing but smoke. And so the people wander like lost sheep, poor lost sheep without a shepherd. I’m furious with the so-called shepherds. They’re worse than billy goats, and I’ll treat them like goats.” * * *
1 Kings 22:34 - Just then someone, without aiming, shot an arrow randomly into the crowd and hit the king of Israel in the chink of his armor. The king told his charioteer, “Turn back! Get me out of here—I’m wounded.”
1 Kings 22:35 - All day the fighting continued, hot and heavy. Propped up in his chariot, the king watched from the sidelines. He died that evening. Blood from his wound pooled in the chariot. As the sun went down, shouts reverberated through the ranks, “Abandon camp! Head for home! The king is dead!”