Isaiah

Isaiah 56:10

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.