Isaiah 56:10
His tzof (watchmen, sentinels, nevi'im) are ivrim (blind); 1 they all lack da'as, 1 they are all kelavim illemim (mute watchdogs) that cannot bark; 1 lying around dreaming, they love to slumber. + 56:10 See Jer 6:17; Ezek 3:17 by contrast 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
9All ye animals of the wild, come to devour, 1 yes, all ye animals in the ya'ar (forest). 1
Cross References
Proverbs 6:4Give not sheynah to thine eyes, 1 nor slumber to thine eyelids. 1
Isaiah 29:10For Hashem hath poured out upon you 1 the ruach tardemah (spirit of deep sleep), 1 and hath closed your eynayim; namely, that of the nevi'im 1 and your heads, you seers, hath He covered.
Isaiah 58:1Cry aloud, restrain not, 1 lift up thy kol (voice) like the shofar, 1 and preach to My people their peysha (transgression, rebellion) 1 and Bais Ya'akov their chattot. 1
Jeremiah 14:13Then said I, Ah, Adonoi Hashem! Hinei, the nevi'im say unto them, Ye shall not see the cherev, neither shall ye have ra'av (famine); but I will give you shalom emes in this makom.
Ezekiel 3:15Then I came to them of the Golus at Tel-Aviv, that dwelt by the Nahar Kevar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there speechlessly astounded among them shivat yamim.
Ezekiel 13:16Namely, the nevi'im of Yisroel which prophesy concerning Yerushalayim, and which see chazon shalom for her, v'ein shalom, saith Adonoi Hashem.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 56:10-12
A Charge against the Prophets. ( b. c. 706.) 9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest. 10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. 12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong… Read the whole commentary →