Bible Verse Lookup
Is 40:11
Chapter 40
11
Like a shepherd he tends his flock: he gathers the lambs in his arms, he carries them in his bosom, gently leading those that are with young.
Like a shepherd he tends his flock: he gathers the lambs in his arms, he carries them in his bosom, gently leading those that are with young.
Commentaries
The Good News.
This poem serves as a prologue to “the Book of Consolation” or Deutero-Isaiah (Isaiah 40-55). It features a dialogue initiated by the Lord, who proclaims that the sentence of servitude and exile for His people has been fulfilled (1-2). His speakers are voices from the heavenly court, who question the prophet (3- 3.6). Verses 3-5 describe the return of the exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem as a new exodus; instead of taking the traditional routes through the Fertile Crescent, the Lord guides them through the desert (cf. Mt 3:3). The voices ask the prophet to deliver a message of comfort to Jerusalem: the Lord comes as a tender and compassionate shepherd (9-11 cf. Jn 10:11; 21:15-17).