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Clement of Alexandria, on Isa 40:11
Clement of Alexandria · c. A.D. 150–215
Isa 40:11 · Douay-Rheims
“He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather together the lambs with his arm, and shall take them up in his bosom, and he himself shall carry them that are with young.”
On this verse:
“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.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.