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All you animals of the field,
    come to devour,
    all you animals in the forest.
10 His watchmen are blind.
    They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs.
    They can’t bark—
    dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
11 Yes, the dogs are greedy.
    They can never have enough.
They are shepherds who can’t understand.
    They have all turned to their own way,
    each one to his gain, from every quarter.
12 “Come,” they say, “I will get wine,
    and we will fill ourselves with strong drink;
    and tomorrow will be as today,
    great beyond measure.”

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All you [a](A)wild animals,
All you animals 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,
Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;
11 And the dogs are [b](D)greedy, they [c]are never satisfied.
And they are shepherds who have (E)no understanding;
They have all (F)turned to their own way,
Each one to his unjust gain, [d]without exception.
12 “Come,” they say, “[e]let’s get (G)wine, and let’s drink heavily of intoxicating drink;
And (H)tomorrow will be like today, only more so.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 56:9 Lit animals of the field
  2. Isaiah 56:11 Lit strong of soul/appetite
  3. Isaiah 56:11 Lit do not know satisfaction
  4. Isaiah 56:11 Lit from his end
  5. Isaiah 56:12 As in DSS and some ancient versions; MT I will