Focused Passage

Isaiah 56:9-12

The LORD Welcomes the Faithful Outsider and Rebukes Blind Shepherds

From the call to maintain justice because salvation is near, to blessing on those who keep Sabbath and covenant, to the inclusion of foreigners and eunuchs in the LORD’s worshiping community, to the declaration that God’s house is for all nations, to a severe rebuke of blind watchmen and greedy shepherds.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

9Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.

10Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.

11Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:

12“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Original words

Comeאֵתָ֕יוּH857Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralallכֹּ֖לH3605Noun - masculine singular constructyou beastsחַיְת֣וֹH2416Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularof the fieldשָׂדָ֑יH7704Noun - masculine singulareat greedilyלֶאֱכֹ֥לH398Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructyou beastsחַיְת֖וֹH2416Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularof the forestבַּיָּֽעַר׃סH3293Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 10

Original words

[Israel’s] watchmenצָפוּH6822Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularare blindעִוְרִ֤יםH5787Adjective - masculine pluralthey are allכֻּלָּם֙H3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralobliviousיָדָ֔עוּH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural. . .לֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlethey are allכֻּלָּם֙H3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralmuteאִלְּמִ֔יםH483Adjective - masculine pluraldogsכְּלָבִ֣יםH3611Noun - masculine pluralthey cannotלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .יוּכְל֖וּH3201Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralbarkלִנְבֹּ֑חַH5024Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthey are dreamersהֹזִים֙H1957Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plurallying aroundשֹֽׁכְבִ֔יםH7901Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plurallovingאֹהֲבֵ֖יH157Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructto slumberלָנֽוּם׃H5123Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 11

Original words

Like ravenous dogsוְהַכְּלָבִ֣יםH3611Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural. . .עַזֵּי־H5794Adjective - masculine plural construct. . .נֶ֗פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularthey are neverלֹ֤אH3808Adverb - Negative particlesatisfiedיָֽדְעוּ֙H3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural. . .שָׂבְעָ֔הH7654Noun - feminine singularTheyוְהֵ֣מָּהH1992Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralare shepherdsרֹעִ֔יםH7462Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralwithיָדְע֖וּH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralnoלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlediscernmentהָבִ֑יןH995Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructthey allכֻּלָּם֙H3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralturnפָּנ֔וּH6437Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto their own wayלְדַרְכָּ֣םH1870Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine pluraleachמִקָּצֵֽהוּ׃H7097Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularoneאִ֥ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularseeking his own gainלְבִצְע֖וֹH1215Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 12

Original words

Comeאֵתָ֥יוּH857Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plurallet me getאֶקְחָה־H3947Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularthe wineיַ֖יִןH3196Noun - masculine singularlet us imbibeוְנִסְבְּאָ֣הH5433Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralthe strong drinkשֵׁכָ֑רH7941Noun - masculine singularand tomorrowמָחָ֔רH4279Adverbwill beוְהָיָ֤הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularlike todayכָזֶה֙H2088Preposition-k | Pronoun - masculine singular. . .י֣וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singularonly farמְאֹֽד׃H3966Adverb. . .יֶ֥תֶרH3499Noun - masculine singularbetterגָּד֖וֹלH1419Adjective - masculine singular

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