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Isaiah 40:11

Eastern Fathers

Clement of Alexandria

And that He also calls us lambs, the Spirit by the mouth of Isaiah is an unimpeachable witness: "He will feed His flock like a shepherd, He will gather the lambs with His arm,"—using the figurative appellation of lambs, which are still more tender than sheep, to express simplicity.

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Western Saints

Thomas Aquinas

Third, he shows that he will come kind to comfort: like a shepherd; to feed the hungry: he shall feed his flock: I will feed them in the most fruitful pastures (Ezek 34:14): I will give you pastors who shall feed you (Jer 3:15); to gather together the dissenting: with his arm: other sheep I have (John 10:16); to carry the faltering: in his bosom: when he has found it, lay it upon his shoulders, rejoicing (Luke 15:5).

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