Bible Cross References
they were
Ezekiel 34:6
So my sheep wandered over the high hills and the mountains. They were scattered over the face of the earth, and no one looked for them or tried to find them.
Ezekiel 33:21
On the fifth day of the tenth month of the twelfth year of our exile, someone who had escaped from Jerusalem came and told me that the city had fallen.
Ezekiel 33:28
I will make the country a desolate wasteland, and the power they were so proud of will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will be so wild that no one will be able to travel through them.
1 Kings 22:17
Micaiah answered, "I can see the army of Israel scattered over the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, 'These men have no leader; let them go home in peace.' "
2 Chronicles 18:16
Micaiah answered, "I can see the army of Israel scattered over the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, 'These men have no leader; let them go home in peace.' "
Jeremiah 23:2
This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the rulers who were supposed to take care of his people: "You have not taken care of my people; you have scattered them and driven them away. Now I am going to punish you for the evil you have done.
Jeremiah 50:6
"My people are like sheep whose shepherds have let them get lost in the mountains. They have wandered like sheep from one mountain to another, and they have forgotten where their home is.
Jeremiah 50:17
The LORD says, "The people of Israel are like sheep, chased and scattered by lions. First, they were attacked by the emperor of Assyria, and then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia gnawed on their bones.
Zechariah 13:7
The LORD Almighty says, "Wake up, sword, and attack the shepherd who works for me! Kill him, and the sheep will be scattered. I will attack my people
Matthew 9:36
As he saw the crowds, his heart was filled with pity for them, because they were worried and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
because there is no shepherd
Zechariah 10:2
People consult idols and fortunetellers, but the answers they get are lies and nonsense. Some interpret dreams, but only mislead you; the comfort they give is useless. So the people wander about like lost sheep. They are in trouble because they have no leader.
Zechariah 10:3
The LORD says, "I am angry with those foreigners who rule my people, and I am going to punish them. The people of Judah are mine, and I, the LORD Almighty, will take care of them. They will be my powerful war-horses.
and they became
Ezekiel 34:8
As surely as I am the living God, you had better listen to me. My sheep have been attacked by wild animals that killed and ate them because there was no shepherd. My shepherds did not try to find the sheep. They were taking care of themselves and not the sheep.
Isaiah 56:9
The LORD has told the foreign nations to come like wild animals and devour his people.
Jeremiah 12:9-12
9
My chosen people are like a bird attacked from all sides by hawks. Call the wild animals to come and join in the feast!
10
Many foreign rulers have destroyed my vineyard; they have trampled down my fields; they have turned my lovely land into a desert.
11
They have made it a wasteland; it lies desolate before me. The whole land has become a desert, and no one cares.
12
Across all the desert highlands people have come to plunder. I have sent war to destroy the entire land; no one can live in peace.
John 10:2
The man who goes in through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
Acts 20:29-31
29
I know that after I leave, fierce wolves will come among you, and they will not spare the flock.
30
The time will come when some men from your own group will tell lies to lead the believers away after them.
31
Watch, then, and remember that with many tears, day and night, I taught every one of you for three years.