Isaiah 56:9-12
New American Standard Bible
9 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.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 56:9 Lit animals of the field
- Isaiah 56:11 Lit strong of soul/appetite
- Isaiah 56:11 Lit do not know satisfaction
- Isaiah 56:11 Lit from his end
- Isaiah 56:12 As in DSS and some ancient versions; MT I will
Isaiah 56:9-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Corruption of Israel’s Rulers
9 All you wild animals,
all you wild animals in the forest, come to devour!(A)
10 Israel’s[a] sentinels are blind;
they are all without knowledge;
they are all silent dogs
that cannot bark,
dreaming, lying down,
loving to slumber.(B)
11 The dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
The shepherds also have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
to their own gain, one and all.
12 “Come,” they say, “let us[b] get wine;
let us fill ourselves with strong drink.
And tomorrow will be like today,
great beyond measure.”
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