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What does dreaming about shepherd mean in the Bible?
Guidance and care — the Lord is my shepherd
In Scripture
The shepherd is the Bible's most tender image of God: He leads, feeds, searches for the stray, and lays down His life for the sheep. A shepherd in a dream often signals guidance being offered — or your own call to care for others. The question the image asks is simple: are you letting yourself be led?
Verses to read
Psalms 23:1 (KJV)
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want
John 10:14 (KJV)
“I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.”
I am the good shepherd; I know My own
Ezekiel 34:12 (KJV)
“As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.”
As a shepherd seeks his scattered flock, I will seek Mine
“Do not interpretations belong to God?” — Genesis 40:8.
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