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Isaiah 56:9-12

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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 drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, [and] much more abundant.

Isaiah 56:9-12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 56:9

Theological / Devotional

Ye beasts. The scene changes. The “beasts of the field” are the foreign nations soon to “devour” the people of Judah because of their sins. In contrast with the bright prospects that were to follow obedience, Isaiah now (vs. 9—12) depicts the wretched spiritual condition of leaders and people and its results (see on v. 1).

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