Isaiah 56:8-10

International Standard Version

A Rebuke to Israel’s Guardians

⁸This is what the Lord God says,
the one who gathers the outcasts of Israel:

“I’ll gather still others to them
besides those already gathered.^[a]

⁹“All you wild animals,^[b] come and devour—
    even^[c] all of you wild animals.^[d]
¹⁰His^[e] watchmen^[f] are blind;
    they are all without knowledge.
They are all dumb dogs—
    they cannot bark.
They keep on dreaming and lying around,
    and they’re lovers of sleep!^[g]

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Isaiah 56:8 Lit. besides their gathered ones
Isaiah 56:9 So 1QIsa^a LXX; 1QIsa^b MT read Every wild animal
Isaiah 56:9 So 1QIsa^a; 1QIsa^b MT LXX lack even
Isaiah 56:9 So 1QIsa^a LXX; 1QIsa^b MT read every wild animal
Isaiah 56:10 I.e. Israel’s; so 1QIsa^a MT^q
Isaiah 56:10 MT reads His watchman; LXX reads Look! They all
Isaiah 56:10 So 1QIsa^a LXX; MT reads sleeping

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Isaiah 56:8-10 International Standard Version

A Rebuke to Israel’s Guardians

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Isaiah 56:8-10

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