Ezekiel 34:11
For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 34:16, this same seeking is elaborated: God will seek the lost, bring back strayed, and bind up the injured.
Psalm 23:1-3 expands on God as shepherd who provides rest and restoration — deepening Ezekiel's promise of seeking sheep.
In John 10:16, Jesus declares He will bring other sheep into one flock, expanding the seeking to the Gentiles.
In Luke 19:10, Jesus fulfills this promise by coming to seek and save the lost — the Good Shepherd in action.
Hosea 5:14 depicts God as a lion tearing prey — stark contrast to the shepherd seeking and saving the flock.
Jeremiah 31:8 describes God gathering scattered Israelites from distant lands, including the vulnerable — a specific fulfillment of seeking his sheep.
Jeremiah 23:3 says God will gather the remnant of his flock from all countries — reinforcing the same gathering promise with a remnant focus.
Isaiah 56:8 promises God will gather outcasts of Israel and others — echoing Ezekiel's gathering of scattered sheep.
Isaiah 40:11 pictures God as shepherd gathering lambs and gently leading — directly parallel to Ezekiel's seeking and tending.
Psalm 119:176 shows the lost sheep's cry for the Shepherd to seek him — the human response to God's seeking in Ezekiel.
Psalm 80:1 addresses God as Shepherd of Israel leading Joseph like a flock — the same divine shepherd identity Ezekiel draws on.
In Isaiah 62:12, the redeemed are called 'Sought Out' — directly echoing the seeking promised in Ezekiel 34:11.
In Psalm 100:3, we are called the sheep of God's pasture — affirming the relationship Ezekiel 34 promises to restore.
In Micah 2:12, God gathers the remnant of Israel like sheep—directly parallel to his promise here to seek his scattered flock.
In Luke 15:4, Jesus' parable of the lost sheep illustrates the same divine seeking—God actively searches for each lost one.
In Psalm 78:52, God led Israel like a flock in the wilderness — a historical example of God shepherding His people.
In John 10:3, the good shepherd calls his own sheep by name—echoing God's personal seeking of each sheep here.
In 1 Peter 2:25, straying sheep return to Christ, the Shepherd—fulfilling God's promise here to seek and restore.
In Jeremiah 23:39, God casts away false prophets—contrasting with his promise here to seek his scattered sheep.
Isaiah 51:12 says 'I, I am he who comforts you' — parallel theme of God's personal care for his people.
Deuteronomy 32:39 asserts 'I, even I, am he' with power over life — echoes God's personal agency in seeking the flock.