Mazmur 89:33

89:33 But I will not remove ¹  my loyal love from him,

nor be unfaithful to my promise. ² 

Yeremia 33:13

33:13 I, the Lord, say that shepherds will once again count their sheep as they pass into the fold. ³  They will do this in all the towns in the southern hill country, the western foothills, the southern hill country, the territory of Benjamin, the villages surrounding Jerusalem, and the towns of Judah.’ ⁴ 

Yehezkiel 20:37

20:37 I will make you pass under ⁵  the shepherd’s staff, ⁶  and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant.

[89:33]  ¹ tn Heb “break”; “make ineffectual.” Some prefer to emend אָפִיר (’afir; the Hiphil of פָּרַר, parar, “to break”) to אָסִיר (’asir; the Hiphil of סוּר, sur, “to turn aside”), a verb that appears in 2 Sam 7:15.

[89:33]  ² tn Heb “and I will not deal falsely with my faithfulness.”

[33:13]  ³ sn Heb “Sheep will again pass under the hands of the counter.” This appears to be a reference to counting the sheep to make sure that none was missing as they returned to the fold. See the same idiom in Lev 27:52 and in the metaphor in Ezek 20:37.

[33:13]  ⁴ sn Compare Jer 32:44.

[20:37]  ⁵ tn This is the same Hebrew verb used to describe the passing of the children through the fire.

[20:37]  ⁶ sn The metaphor may be based in Lev 27:32 (see also Jer 33:13; Matt 25:32-33). A shepherd would count his sheep as they passed beneath his staff.