Isaiah

Isaiah 56:9–10

⁹Come, all you beasts of the field;

eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.

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
Come	אֵתָ֕יוּ	’ê·ṯā·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H857 come
all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
you beasts	חַיְת֣וֹ	ḥay·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
of the field	שָׂדָ֑י	śā·ḏāy	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
eat greedily	לֶאֱכֹ֥ל	le·’ĕ·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
you beasts	חַיְת֖וֹ	ḥay·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
of the forest	בַּיָּֽעַר׃ס	bay·yā·‘ar	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket

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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Isaiah 56:9 Jeremiah 12:9

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.