Isaiah 56:9-12
Legacy Standard Bible
9 All you (A)beasts of the field,
All you beasts in the forest,
Come to eat.
10 His (B)watchmen are (C)blind;
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
[a]Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;
11 And the dogs have a (D)strong [b]appetite; they do not know satisfaction.
And they are shepherds who (E)do not know understanding;
They have all (F)turned to their own way,
Each one to his greedy gain, to the last one.
12 “Come,” they say, “let [c]us take (G)wine, and let us drink heavily of strong drink;
And (H)tomorrow will be like today—[d]beyond exceedingly great.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 56:10 As in DSS; M.T. Ravers
- Isaiah 56:11 Lit soul
- Isaiah 56:12 As in DSS and many versions; M.T. me
- Isaiah 56:12 Lit remainder
Isaiah 56:9-12
International Standard Version
9 “All you wild animals,[a] come and devour—
even[b] all of you wild animals.[c]
10 His[d] watchmen[e] are blind;
they are all without knowledge.
They are all dumb dogs—
they cannot bark.
They keep on dreaming and lying around,
and they’re lovers of sleep![f]
11 Meanwhile,[g] the dogs have a mighty appetite—
they can never get enough.
And as for them, they are the shepherds[h] who lack understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
each one to his gain,
each and every one.
12 “‘Come!’ they say, ‘let’s[i] have some wine,
and let’s fill ourselves with strong drink!
Then,[j] tomorrow will be like today,[k]
or even much better!’”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 56:9 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT read Every wild animal
- Isaiah 56:9 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack even
- Isaiah 56:9 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT read every wild animal
- Isaiah 56:10 I.e. Israel’s; so 1QIsaa MTq
- Isaiah 56:10 MT reads His watchman; LXX reads Look! They all
- Isaiah 56:10 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads sleeping
- Isaiah 56:11 Lit. And
- Isaiah 56:11 So 1QIsaa; MT reads shepherds; LXX reads evil
- Isaiah 56:12 So 1QIsaa MTms; 1QIsab reads I will; MT reads let me
- Isaiah 56:12 Or And
- Isaiah 56:12 1QIsaa reads this the day; 1QIsab MT read this day
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