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11 But these dogs sure love to eat.
    They can’t get enough, greedily devouring Judah.
They are shepherds with no understanding,
    guides with no sense of direction.
So they’ve all scattered, each out for himself,
    trying to figure out how best to gain advantage.
12 “Come on!” they say, “I’ll get the wine; we’ll get our fill of booze.
    Day after day, it just keeps getting better!”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 56:12 Greek manuscripts omit this verse.

11 They are dogs with mighty appetites;
    they never have enough.
They are shepherds(A) who lack understanding;(B)
    they all turn to their own way,(C)
    they seek their own gain.(D)
12 “Come,” each one cries, “let me get wine!(E)
    Let us drink our fill of beer!
And tomorrow will be like today,
    or even far better.”(F)

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