Isaiah 40:11 - Exposition

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd . The similitude is a favourite one with the psalmists ( Psalms 77:20 ; Psalms 78:52 ; Psalms 80:1 ), and occurs again later on in Isaiah ( Isaiah 49:9 , Isaiah 49:10 ). Its beauty and sweetness have been widely recognized. He shall gather the lambs ; collect them, i.e; when they have strayed from the flock. Shall gently lead those that are with young ; rather, those that give suck (comp. Genesis 33:3 , where the same word is used). Ewes that are suckling their lambs require specially tender treatment.