Isaiah 56:11
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Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.Like 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:
In other translations
Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.Like 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:
Hebrew words
וְהַכְּלָבִיםvehakelavimand the dogsH3611עַזֵּי־'azei-[are] mighty ofH5794נֶפֶשׁnefeshappetiteH5315לֹאlo'notH3808יָדְעוּyade'uthey knowH3045שָׂבְעָהsave'ahsatietyH7654וְהֵמָּהvehemahand theyH1992רֹעִיםro'im[are] shepherdsH7462לֹאlo'notH3808יָדְעוּyade'uthey knowH3045הָבִיןhavinto understandH995כֻּלָּםkulamall of themH3605לְדַרְכָּםledarkamto own way theirH1870פָּנוּpanuthey have turnedH6437אִישׁ'isheveryoneH376לְבִצְעוֹlevitz'oto own unjust gain hisH1215מִקָּצֵהוּ׃mikatzehufrom end hisH7097
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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