And the dogsוְהַכְּלָבִיםare strongעַזֵּיof appetite,נֶפֶשׁthey do notלֹאknowיָדְעוּsatisfaction;שָׂבְעָהand theyוְהֵמָּהare shepherdsרֹעִיםwho do notלֹאknow howיָדְעוּto understand;הָבִיןall of themכֻּלָּםhave turnedפָּנוּto their own way,לְדַרְכָּםeachאִישׁto his gain,לְבִצְעוֹwithout exception.מִקָּצֵהוּ
Isaiah 56:11
Study it in the app“And the dogs are strong of appetite, they do not know satisfaction; and they are shepherds who do not know how to understand; all of them have turned to their own way, each to his gain, without exception.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 56:11, word by word
- And the dogsכְּלָבִיםkelavim
despicable
An insult: someone despicable.
Where else “kelavim” appears- are strongעַזֵּיaze
strong
Having strength to prevail: an enemy, a people or a border hard to overcome.
Where else “aze” appears- of appetiteנֶפֶשׁnefesh
appetite
Hunger or craving; the throat.
Where else “nefesh” appears- knowיָדְעוּyadu
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadu” appears- satisfactionשָׂבְעָהsava
fullness, satisfying
Satisfaction, enough to eat: eating until one is full.
Where else “sava” appears- are shepherdsרֹעִיםroim
shepherd
One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.
Where else “roim” appears- to understandהָבִיןhavin
understand
To understand, realize.
Where else “havin” appears- have turnedפָּנוּpanu
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “panu” appears- to their own wayדַרְכָּdarka
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “darka” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- to his gainבִצְעvits
gain, profit
Gain, profit; often gain got by wrongdoing.
Where else “vits” appears- without exceptionקָּצֵkatse
every one
Used to say 'all, leaving no one out'.
Where else “katse” appears
Translation note
“Strong of appetite”: in Hebrew, “strong of soul”; here “soul” is desire, appetite.
The context
10His watchmen are blind, all of them; they do not know; all of them are mute dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, lovers of slumber.
11 · This verse (above)
12“Come, I will get wine, and we will drink ourselves drunk on intoxicating drink; and tomorrow will be like this, great, beyond measure.”