- diligent:
- "This¹ twentyª yearsª [have] I¹ [been] with¹ thee; thy ewesª and thy she goatsª have not¹ cast their young,ª° and the ramsª of thy flockª have I not¹ eaten.ª° ... [Thus] I was;¹ in the dayª the droughtª consumedª° me, and the frostª by night;ª and my sleepª departedª° from mine eyes.ª¹" {Gen 31:38-40} + "And he saidª° unto¹ him, My lordª knowethª° that¹ the childrenª [are] tender,ª and the flocksª and herdsª with youngª° [are] with¹ me: and if men should overdriveª° them oneª day,ª all¹ the flockª will die.ª°" {Gen 33:13} + "And Eliabª his eldestª brotherª heardª° when he spakeª° unto¹ the men;²¹ and Eliab'sª angerª was kindledª° against David,ª and he said,ª° Why¹ camest thou downª° hither? and with¹ whom¹ hast thou leftª° thoseª fewª sheepª in the wilderness?ª I¹ knowª°¹ thy pride,ª and the naughtinessª of thine heart;ª for¹ thou art come downª° that¹ thou mightest seeª° the battle.ª" {1Sm 17:28} + "And over¹ the herdsª that fedª° in Sharonª [was] Shitraiª the Sharonite:ª and over¹ the herdsª [that were] in the valleysª [was] Shaphatª the sonª of Adlai:ª ... And over¹ the flocksª [was] Jazizª the Hagerite.ª All¹ these¹ [were] the rulersª of the substanceª which¹ [was] kingª David's.ª" {1Ch 27:29-31} + "Also he builtª° towersª in the desert,ª and diggedª° manyª wells:ª for¹ he had¹ muchª cattle,ª both in the low country,ª and in the plains:ª husbandmenª [also], and vine dressersª in the mountains,ª and in Carmel:ª for¹ he lovedª°¹ husbandry.ª" {2Ch 26:10} + "Therefore will I saveª° my flock,ª and they shall no¹ more¹ be¹ a prey;ª and I will judgeª° between¹ cattleª and cattle.ª ... And I¹ the LORDª will be¹ their God,ª and my servantª Davidª a princeª amongª them; I¹ the LORDª have spokenª° [it]." {Ezk 34:22-24} + "And yeª my flock,ª the flockª of my pasture,ª [are] men,ª [and] I¹ [am] your God,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 34:31} + "Soª whenª they had dined,ª° Jesusª saithª° to Simonª Peter,ª Simon,ª [son] of Jonas,ª lovest¹ thou²° meª more¹ than² these?² He¹ saithª° unto him,ª Yea,ª Lord;ª thouª knowestª° thatª I loveª° thee.ª He saithª° unto him,ª Feedª° myª lambs.ª ... He saithª° unto himª the¹ third² time,¹ Simon,ª [son] of Jonas,ª lovestª° thou me?ª Peterª was grievedª° becauseª he saidª° unto him²¹ the¹ third² time,¹ Lovestª° thou me?ª Andª he saidª° unto him,ª Lord,ª thouª knowest²°¹ all things;ª thouª knowest²°¹ thatª I loveª° thee.ª Jesusª saithª° unto him,ª Feedª° myª sheep.ª" {Jhn 21:15-17} + "Feedª° the¹ flockª of Godª which is amongª you,ª taking the oversightª° [thereof], notª by constraint,ª butª willingly;ª notª for filthy lucre,ª butª of a ready mind;ª" {1Pe 5:2}
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