He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

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.

Hear the word of Yahweh, you nations, and declare it in the islands afar off and say, He who scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as shepherd does his flock.

Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.

My anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the male goats For Yahweh of Armies has visited his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as his majestic horse in the battle.

Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.

He used the example of a common grazing area in which each person by simply maximizing their own flock led to overgrazing and the depletion of the resource.

But the deceiver is cursed, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a blemished thing for I am a great King, says Yahweh of Armies, and my name is awesome among the nations.

But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.

As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered abroad, so will I seek out my sheep and I will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

This is because livestock reduction incentives will no longer be available after the end of the programme and this will increase short term pressures on individual livestock owners to increase the size of their herds.