Isaiah 56:8-12
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 56
8The Lord God, who gathers the dispersed of Israel, declares, 'I will yet gather others to them, to those already gathered.' 9All you wild animals, All you animals in the forest, Come to eat. 10His watchmen are blind, All of them know nothing. All of them are mute dogs unable to bark, Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber; 11And the dogs are greedy, they are never satisfied. And they are shepherds who have no understanding; They have all turned to their own way, Each one to his unjust gain, without exception. 12'Come,' they say, 'let’s get wine, and let’s drink heavily of intoxicating drink; And tomorrow will be like today, only more so.'King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 56
8This is the declaration of the Lord God, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: "I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered." 9All you animals of the field and forest, come and eat! 10Israel’s watchmen are blind, all of them, they know nothing; all of them are mute dogs, they cannot bark; they dream, lie down, and love to sleep. 11These dogs have fierce appetites; they never have enough. And they are shepherds who have no discernment; all of them turn to their own way, every last one for his own profit. 12"Come, let me get some wine, let’s guzzle some beer; and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!"New Living Translation
9Come, wild animals of the field! Come, wild animals of the forest! Come and devour my people!
10For the leaders of my people — the Lord’s watchmen, his shepherds — are blind and ignorant. They are like silent watchdogs that give no warning when danger comes. They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming.
11Like greedy dogs, they are never satisfied. They are ignorant shepherds, all following their own path and intent on personal gain.
12'Come,' they say, 'let’s get some wine and have a party. Let’s all get drunk. Then tomorrow we’ll do it again and have an even bigger party!'
English Standard Version
Chapter 56
8The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares, "I will gather yet others to him besides those already gathered." 9 All you beasts of the field, come to devour — all you beasts in the forest. 10 His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. 11 The dogs have a mighty appetite; they never have enough. But they are shepherds who have no understanding; they have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all. 12 "Come," they say, "let me get wine; let us fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be like this day, great beyond measure."New International Version
Chapter 56
8The Sovereign Lord declares— he who gathers the exiles of Israel: "I will gather still others to them besides those already gathered." 9Come, all you beasts of the field, come and devour, all you beasts of the forest! 10Israel’s watchmen are blind, they all lack knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they lie around and dream, they love to sleep. 11They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; they all turn to their own way, they seek their own gain. 12"Come," each one cries, "let me get wine! Let us drink our fill of beer! And tomorrow will be like today, or even far better."New King James Version
