Isaiah 40:11

Like a shepherd he tends his flock; he gathers up the lambs with his arm; he carries them close to his heart; ¹  he leads the ewes along.

Ge 33:13; Ge 49:24; Ps 23:1-6; Ps 78:71,72; Ps 80:1; Isa 42:3; Isa 49:9,10; Isa 63:11; Eze 34:12-14; Eze 34:16; Eze 34:23,31; Eze 37:24; Mic 5:4; Joh 10:11-16; Joh 21:15-17; 1Co 3:1,2; Heb 13:20; 1Pe 2:25; 1Pe 5:4; Re 7:17

¹ tn Heb “in his bosom” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV), an expression which reflects closeness and protective care.