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The sheep are all branded with an indelible brand, but even so, the sheep knows to Whom it belongs .

Isaiah 1:2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

1:3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

The rebellious do not know who owns them, but those who have repented and returned,do.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

The rebellious do not know who owns them

"The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble." -- Proverbs 4:19