Isaiah 56
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Isaiah 56:8-12

8The LordH136 YhwhH3069 which gatherethH6908 the outcastsH1760 of IsraelH3478 saithH5002, Yet will I gatherH6908 others to him, beside those that are gatheredH6908 unto him.1

9All ye beastsH2416 of the fieldH7704, comeH857 to devourH398, yea, all ye beastsH2416 in the forestH3293. 10His watchmenH6822 are blindH5787: they are all ignorantH3045, they are all dumbH483 dogsH3611, they cannotH3201 barkH5024; sleepingH1957, lying downH7901, lovingH157 to slumberH5123.2 11Yea, they are greedyH5315H5794 dogsH3611 which canH3045 never haveH3045 enoughH7654, and they are shepherdsH7462 that cannot understandH995: they all lookH6437 to their own wayH1870, every oneH376 for his gainH1215, from his quarterH7097.34 12ComeH857 ye, say they, I will fetchH3947 wineH3196, and we will fillH5433 ourselves with strong drinkH7941; and to morrowH4279 shall be as this dayH3117, and muchH3966 moreH3499 abundantH1419.

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Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 56:8 beside…: Heb. to his gathered. ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 56:10 sleeping: or, dreaming, or, talking in their sleep. ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 56:11 greedy: Heb. strong of appetite. ↩
  4. 4. Isaiah 56:11 can…: Heb. know not to be satisfied. ↩

Commentaries on Isaiah 56

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