For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, [even] I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
Ver. 11. Behold, I, even I, a will both search.] Ego, ego reposcam et anquiram. Rather than the work shall be undone, I will do all myself, and then it is sure to be well done. Aristotle telleth of a certain Persian, who, being asked, What did most of all feed the horse? answered, The master's eye; and of a certain African, of whom, when it was demanded, What was the best manure or soil for a field? answered, The owner's footsteps - that is, his presence and perambulation. Praesul ut praesit et prosit suis, ab iis non absit, Shepherds should reside with their flocks; the Arch-shepherd will not fail to do so.
a Ego, ego, nominativus absolute positus - OEconom., lib. i.