Isaiah 56:10

צפו עִוְרִים כֻּלָּם לֹא יָדָעוּ כֻּלָּם כְּלָבִים אִלְּמִים לֹא יוּכְלוּ לִנְבֹּחַ הֹזִים שֹֽׁכְבִים אֹהֲבֵי לָנֽוּם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

In Context

9כֹּל חַיְתוֹ שָׂדָי אֵתָיוּ לֶאֱכֹל כָּל ־ חַיְתוֹ בַּיָּֽעַר ׃ ס

11וְהַכְּלָבִים עַזֵּי ־ נֶפֶשׁ לֹא יָֽדְעוּ שָׂבְעָה וְהֵמָּה רֹעִים לֹא יָדְעוּ הָבִין כֻּלָּם לְדַרְכָּם פָּנוּ אִישׁ לְבִצְעוֹ מִקָּצֵֽהוּ ׃

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:4אַל ־ תִּתֵּן שֵׁנָה לְעֵינֶיךָ וּתְנוּמָה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ ׃

Isaiah 29:10כִּֽי ־ נָסַךְ עֲלֵיכֶם יְהוָה רוּחַ תַּרְדֵּמָה וַיְעַצֵּם אֶת ־ עֵֽינֵיכֶם אֶת ־ הַנְּבִיאִים וְאֶת ־ רָאשֵׁיכֶם הַחֹזִים כִּסָּֽה ׃

Isaiah 58:1קְרָא בְגָרוֹן אַל ־ תַּחְשֹׂךְ כַּשּׁוֹפָר הָרֵם קוֹלֶךָ וְהַגֵּד לְעַמִּי פִּשְׁעָם וּלְבֵית יַעֲקֹב חַטֹּאתָֽם ׃

Jeremiah 14:13וָאֹמַר אֲהָהּ ׀ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הִנֵּה הַנְּבִאִים אֹמְרִים לָהֶם לֹֽא ־ תִרְאוּ חֶרֶב וְרָעָב לֹֽא ־ יִהְיֶה לָכֶם כִּֽי ־ שְׁלוֹם אֱמֶת אֶתֵּן לָכֶם בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּֽה ׃ ס

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 →

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