Israel's Irresponsible Leaders

(A)All you beasts of the field, come to devour—
    all you beasts in the forest.
10 (B)His watchmen are blind;
    they are all without knowledge;
they are all silent (C)dogs;
    they cannot bark,
dreaming, lying down,
    loving to slumber.
11 (D)The dogs have a mighty appetite;
    they never have enough.
But (E)they are shepherds who have no understanding;
    they have all turned to their own way,
    (F)each to his own gain, one and all.
12 (G)“Come,” they say, “let me get wine;
    let us fill ourselves with strong drink;
(H)and tomorrow will be like this day,
    great beyond measure.”

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Wicked Leaders

All wild animals in the field, come,
    to devour,[a] all wild animals in the forest!
10 His watchmen are blind,
    none of them know.
They are all dumb dogs;
    they are unable to bark,
panting, lying down,
    loving to slumber.
11 And the dogs have a greedy appetite;[b]
    they are never satisfied.[c]
And they are the shepherds!
    They do not have[d] understanding.
They all turn to their own way,
    each one for his own gain, every one of them.[e]
12 “Come, let me take wine,
    and let us carouse with intoxicating drink,
and tomorrow will be like today,
    very great indeed.”[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 56:9 Or “eat”
  2. Isaiah 56:11 Literally “are strong of soul”
  3. Isaiah 56:11 Literally “do not know satiation”
  4. Isaiah 56:11 Or “know”
  5. Isaiah 56:11 Literally “from his end “
  6. Isaiah 56:12 Literally “excessively”