“He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters” (Psalm 23:2)
“They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places
They shall not hunger nor
thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them” (Isaiah 49:9, 10)
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth
peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God
reigneth! Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall
see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion” (Isaiah 52:7, 8)
“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night”
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(Isaiah 62:6)
“And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and
understanding” (Jeremiah 3:15)
“I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness
a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water” (Isaiah 41:18)
“Their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all
And I will satiate
the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the
LORD” (Jeremiah 31:12, 14)
“And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy
teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers” (Isaiah 30:20)
“Them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt
offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an
house of prayer for all people” (Isaiah 56:7)
“I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD” (Ezekiel 34:15)
“He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
for the perfecting of the Saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: till
we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man,
unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:11-13)