For thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
For thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I myself, even I, will search for my sheep, and will seek them out.
For this is what the Lord has said: Truly, I, even I, will go searching and looking for my sheep.
For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I even I, will both search for my sheep, and seek them out.
For thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I myself, even I, will search for my sheep, and will seek them out.
For thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I myself, even I, will search for my sheep, and will seek them out.
Yahweh is the shepherd of His people. He will do all which the shepherds should have done and did not. These promises - partially fulfilled in the return from Babylon, and in the subsequent prosperity under the Maccabees - point to the ingathering of all nations in the Church of Christ the Good Shepherd. Compare Matthew 18:11 : John 10:1-18; Romans 9:25-33.