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Isaiah 56:9-12
New American Standard Bible
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 International Version
Isaiah 56:9-12
New International Version
God’s Accusation Against the Wicked
9 Come, all you beasts of the field,(A)
come and devour, all you beasts of the forest!
10 Israel’s watchmen(B) are blind,
they all lack knowledge;(C)
they are all mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they lie around and dream,
they love to sleep.(D)
11 They are dogs with mighty appetites;
they never have enough.
They are shepherds(E) who lack understanding;(F)
they all turn to their own way,(G)
they seek their own gain.(H)
12 “Come,” each one cries, “let me get wine!(I)
Let us drink our fill of beer!
And tomorrow will be like today,
or even far better.”(J)
Jeremiah 10:21
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Jeremiah 10:21
New American Standard Bible
21 For the shepherds have become stupid
And (A)have not sought the Lord.
Therefore they have not prospered,
And (B)all their flock is scattered.
Jeremiah 50:6
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Jeremiah 50:6
New American Standard Bible
6 “My people have become (A)lost sheep;
(B)Their shepherds have led them astray.
They have made them turn aside on the (C)mountains.
They have gone from mountain to hill,
They have forgotten their (D)resting place.
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