Isaiah 56:9–12
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9tAll ye beasts of the field, come to devour,
Yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
10His uwatchmen are vblind: they are all ignorant,
They are all dumb wdogs, they cannot bark;
||Sleeping, lying down, loving xto slumber.
11Yea, they are †greedy dogs which †zcan never have enough,
And they are zashepherds that cannot understand:
They all look to their own way,
bEvery one for his gain, from his cquarter.
12dCome ye, esay they, I will fetch wine,
And we will fill ourselves with strong drink;
And fto morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
Footnotes
- uSee ch. 62:6. & Jer. 6:17.
- vSee Matt. 15:14.
- wSee Phil. 3:2.
- ||Or, Dreaming, or, talking in their sleep.
- xSee Ps. 76:5.
- †Heb. strong of y appetite.
- †Heb. know not to be satisfied.
- aSee Jer. 23:1.
- bch. 57:17. Jer. 6:13. So Mic. 3:11. See ch. 1:23.
- cNu. 11:1 (Heb.).
- dSo ch. 28:7.
- ech. 36:5. & 58:3. See Ex. 18:4.
- fSo Prov. 23:35. Luke 12:19. See ch. 22:13.
Cross references
- tJer. 12:9. Rev. 19:17, 18.
- zEzek. 34:2, 3.
- zEzek. 34:2, 3.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
All you beasts of the field, come to devour—
all you beasts in the forest.
His watchmen are blind;
they are all without knowledge;
they are all silent dogs;
they cannot bark,
dreaming, lying down,
loving to slumber.
The dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
But they are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
each to his own gain, one and all.
“Come,” they say, “let me get wine;
let us fill ourselves with strong drink;
and tomorrow will be like this day,
great beyond measure.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Come, all you beasts of the field,
come and devour, all you beasts of the forest!
Israel’s watchmen are blind,
they all lack knowledge;
they are all mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they lie around and dream,
they love to sleep.
They are dogs with mighty appetites;
they never have enough.
They are shepherds who lack understanding;
they all turn to their own way,
they seek their own gain.
“Come,” each one cries, “let me get wine!
Let us drink our fill of beer!
And tomorrow will be like today,
or even far better.”
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
All you animals of the field and forest,
come and eat!
Israel’s watchmen are blind, all of them,
they know nothing;
all of them are mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they dream, lie down,
and love to sleep.
These dogs have fierce appetites;
they never have enough.
And they are shepherds
who have no discernment;
all of them turn to their own way,
every last one for his own profit.
“Come, let me get some wine,
let’s guzzle some beer;
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!”
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Come, wild animals of the field!
Come, wild animals of the forest!
Come and devour my people!
For the leaders of my people—
the Lord’s watchmen, his shepherds—
are blind and ignorant.
They are like silent watchdogs
that give no warning when danger comes.
They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming.
Like greedy dogs, they are never satisfied.
They are ignorant shepherds,
all following their own path
and intent on personal gain.
“Come,” they say, “let’s get some wine and have a party.
Let’s all get drunk.
Then tomorrow we’ll do it again
and have an even bigger party!”
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
All wild animals in the field, come,
to devour, all wild animals in the forest!
His watchmen are blind,
none of them know.
They are all dumb dogs;
they are unable to bark,
panting, lying down,
loving to slumber.
And the dogs have a greedy appetite;
they are never satisfied.
And they are the shepherds!
They do not have understanding.
They all turn to their own way,
each one for his own gain, every one of them.
“Come, let me take wine,
and let us carouse with intoxicating drink,
and tomorrow will be like today,
very great indeed.”
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press