Isaiah 40:11 (GNV)

Passage

He shall feede his flocke like a shepheard: he shall gather the lambes with his arme, and cary them in his bosome, and shall guide them with young.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 40:9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee vp into the hie mountaine: O Ierusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift vp thy voyce with strength: lift it vp, be not afraide: say vnto the cities of Iudah, Beholde your God.

Isaiah 40:10 Beholde, the Lord God will come with power, and his arme shall rule for him: beholde, his rewarde is with him, and his worke before him,

Isaiah 40:11 He shall feede his flocke like a shepheard: he shall gather the lambes with his arme, and cary them in his bosome, and shall guide them with young.

Isaiah 40:12 Who hath measured the waters in his fist? and counted heauen with the spanne, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure? and weighed ye mountaines in a weight, and the hilles in a balance?

Isaiah 40:13 Who hath instructed ye Spirit of the Lord? or was his counseler or taught him?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "feede", "flocke", "like", "shepheard", "gather", and "lambes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "feede", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Beholde the Lord God will come with..." into verse 12's "Who hath measured the waters in his...", so "shall" and "feede" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "feede" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.