He leads them to pasture and to water sources; watches over them by day and by night; protects them from predators; carries the newborn; searches for strays, and cares well for sheep that are injured. ​ — Ezek.
Viņš tās ved uz ganībām un pie ūdens avotiem (Ps. 23: 1, 2); pieskata dienu un nakti; sargā no plēsīgiem zvēriem (1. Sam. 17: 34, 35); nes tikko dzimušos jēriņus (Jes. 40: 11); uzmeklē nomaldījušās aitas un apkopj savainotās (Ecēh.