9 O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
10 Behold, the Lord God shall come1 with a strong hand, And aHis arm shall rule for Him; Behold, bHis reward is with Him, And His1 work before Him.
11 He will afeed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.
12aWho has measured the1 waters in the hollow of His hand, Measured heaven with a1 span And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales And the hills in a balance?
13aWho has directed the Spirit of the Lord, Or as His counselor has taught Him?
carry—applicable to Messiah's restoration of Israel, as sheep scattered in all lands, and unable to move of themselves to their own land (Psalms 80:1; Jeremiah 23:3). As Israel was "carried from the womb" (that is, in its earliest days) (Isaiah 63:9, Isaiah 63:11-12; Psalms 77:20), so it shall be in "old age" (that is, its latter days) (Isaiah 46:3-4).
gently lead—as a thoughtful shepherd does the ewes "giving suck" (Margin) (Genesis 33:13-14).
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