Isaiah

Isaiah 56:11

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:

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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

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.