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Isaiah 56:11

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:

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ASV

Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

KJV

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.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהַכְּלָבִ֣יםve.ha.ke.la.Vimand the dogsH3611 →
עַזֵּי־'a.zei-[are] mighty ofH5794 →
נֶ֗פֶשׁNe.feshappetiteH5315 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
יָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'Uthey knowH3045 →
שָׂבְעָ֔הsa.ve.'AhsatietyH7654 →
וְהֵ֣מָּהve.He.mahand theyH1992 →
רֹעִ֔יםro.'Im[are] shepherdsH7462 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יָדְע֖וּya.de.'Uthey knowH3045 →
הָבִ֑יןha.Vinto understandH995 →
כֻּלָּם֙ku.Lamall of themH3605 →
לְדַרְכָּ֣םle.dar.Kamto own way theirH1870 →
פָּנ֔וּpa.Nuthey have turnedH6437 →
אִ֥ישׁ'isheveryoneH376 →
לְבִצְע֖וֹle.vitz.'Oto own unjust gain hisH1215 →
מִקָּצֵֽהוּ׃mi.ka.Tze.hufrom end hisH7097 →

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John 10:10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.Isaiah 44:18They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.Ezekiel 34:2–3“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock?Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.Philippians 2:21For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.John 8:43Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.Micah 3:11Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”Hosea 4:8They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.Zechariah 11:15–17And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd.Isaiah 1:3The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”Revelation 22:15But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.Isaiah 57:17I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.Micah 3:5–6This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:Titus 1:7As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.1 Timothy 3:8Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.1 Peter 5:2Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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