Isaiah 56:9-12
English Standard Version
Israel's Irresponsible Leaders
9 (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.”
Isaiah 56:9-12
Lexham English Bible
Wicked Leaders
9 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]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 56:9 Or “eat”
- Isaiah 56:11 Literally “are strong of soul”
- Isaiah 56:11 Literally “do not know satiation”
- Isaiah 56:11 Or “know”
- Isaiah 56:11 Literally “from his end “
- Isaiah 56:12 Literally “excessively”
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