Isaiah
Isaiah 56:10–12
10Israel’s watchmen are blind,
they are all oblivious;
they are all mute dogs,
they cannot bark;
they are dreamers lying around,
loving to slumber.
11Like ravenous dogs,
they are never satisfied.
They are shepherds with no discernment;
they all turn to their own way,
each one seeking his own gain:
12“Come, let me get the wine,
let us imbibe the strong drink,
and tomorrow will be like today,
only far better!”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Isaiah 56:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| watchmen | צָפוּ | ṣå̄·p̄ū | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch |
| are blind | עִוְרִ֤ים | ‘iw·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H5787 blind |
| they are all | כֻּלָּם֙ | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| oblivious | יָדָ֔עוּ | yā·ḏā·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| they are all | כֻּלָּם֙ | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| mute | אִלְּמִ֔ים | ’il·lə·mîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H483 dumb |
| dogs | כְּלָבִ֣ים | kə·lā·ḇîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3611 dog |
| they cannot | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| bark | לִנְבֹּ֑חַ | lin·bō·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5024 bark |
| they are dreamers | הֹזִים֙ | hō·zîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1957 dream, rave |
| lying around | שֹֽׁכְבִ֔ים | šō·ḵə·ḇîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7901 lie down |
| loving | אֹהֲבֵ֖י | ’ō·hă·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H157 love |
| to slumber | לָנֽוּם׃ | lā·nūm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5123 be drowsy, slumber |
Isaiah 56:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Like ravenous dogs | וְהַכְּלָבִ֣ים | wə·hak·kə·lā·ḇîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3611 dog |
| they are never | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| satisfied | יָֽדְעוּ֙ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| They | וְהֵ֣מָּה | wə·hêm·māh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are shepherds | רֹעִ֔ים | rō·‘îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| with | יָדְע֖וּ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| no | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| discernment | הָבִ֑ין | hā·ḇîn | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H995 discern |
| they all | כֻּלָּם֙ | kul·lām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| turn | פָּנ֔וּ | pā·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6437 turn |
| to their own way | לְדַרְכָּ֣ם | lə·ḏar·kām | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| each | מִקָּצֵֽהוּ׃ | miq·qā·ṣê·hū | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7097 end, extremity |
| one | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| seeking his own gain | לְבִצְע֖וֹ | lə·ḇiṣ·‘ōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1215 gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit |
Isaiah 56:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come | אֵתָ֥יוּ | ’ê·ṯā·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H857 come |
| let me get | אֶקְחָה־ | ’eq·ḥāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H3947 take |
| the wine | יַ֖יִן | ya·yin | Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| let us imbibe | וְנִסְבְּאָ֣ה | wə·nis·bə·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H5433 imbibe, drink largely |
| the strong drink | שֵׁכָ֑ר | šê·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H7941 intoxioating drink, strong drink |
| and tomorrow | מָחָ֔ר | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| will be | וְהָיָ֤ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like today | כָזֶה֙ | ḵā·zeh | Preposition-k; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| only far | מְאֹֽד׃ | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| better | גָּד֖וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 56:10 Isaiah 29:10 · Ezekiel 33:6 · Isaiah 58:1 · Philippians 3:2 · Matthew 15:14 · Nahum 3:18 · Hosea 9:7–8 · Mark 13:34–37 · Ezekiel 13:16 · Luke 6:39–40 · Proverbs 6:4–10 · Ezekiel 3:15–18
Isaiah 56:11 Ezekiel 34:2–3 · Ezekiel 13:19 · John 8:43 · Micah 3:11 · Zechariah 11:15–17 · Titus 1:7 · Isaiah 1:3 · Micah 3:5–6 · Isaiah 57:17 · Revelation 22:15 · 1 Peter 5:2 · 2 Peter 2:14–16
Isaiah 56:12 Psalm 10:6 · Proverbs 27:1 · Luke 12:19–20 · Isaiah 5:22 · 1 Corinthians 15:32 · Luke 12:45–46 · Hosea 4:11 · Proverbs 23:35 · Isaiah 28:7–8 · Amos 6:3–6 · Titus 1:7 · Luke 21:34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.