2-Chronicles - 18:16

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16 He said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, 'These have no master. Let them return every man to his house in peace.'"

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Chronicles 18:16.

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Then he said: I saw all Israel scattered in the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd : and the Lord said: These have no masters: let every man return to his own house in peace.
And he saith, 'I have seen all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd, and Jehovah saith, There are no masters to these, they turn back each to his house in peace.'
Then he said, I saw all Israel wandering on the mountains like sheep without a keeper; and the Lord said, These have no master: let them go back, every man to his house in peace.
Then he said: "I saw all of Israel scattered amid the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said: 'These have no masters. Let each one return in peace to his own house.' "

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Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, (m) These have no master; let them return [therefore] every man to his house in peace.
(m) He prophesied of how the people would be scattered and Ahab slain.

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