Isaiah 56:10
Israel'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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watchmen

Isaiah 52:8
Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, together they shout for joy, for every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.

Ezekiel 3:17
"Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.

are blind

Isaiah 29:10
For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep; He has shut your eyes, O prophets, and covered your heads, O seers.

Jeremiah 14:13, 14
"Ah, Lord GOD!" I replied, "Look, the prophets are telling them, 'You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.'" . . .

Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Hosea 9:7, 8
The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived--let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility. . . .

Matthew 15:14
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

Matthew 23:16-26
Woe to you, blind guides! You say, 'If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.' . . .

Luke 6:39, 40
Jesus also told them a parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? . . .

they are all dumb

Isaiah 58:1
"Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.

Jeremiah 6:13, 14
"For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain. From prophet to priest, all practice deceit. . . .

Jeremiah 23:13, 14
"Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray. . . .

Ezekiel 3:15-18, 26, 27
I came to the exiles at Tel-abib who dwelt by the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained there among them, overwhelmed. . . .

Ezekiel 13:16
those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD."'

Ezekiel 33:6
But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one is taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.'

Philippians 3:2
Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!

sleeping.

Proverbs 6:4-10
Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. . . .

Proverbs 24:30-34
I went past the field of a sluggard and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. . . .

Jonah 1:2-6
"Arise! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me." . . .

Nahum 3:18
O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.

Mark 13:34-37
It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
His watchmen are blind, All of them know nothing. All of them are mute dogs unable to bark, Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;

King James Bible
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Israel'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.

International Standard Version
His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge. They are all dumb dogs— they cannot bark. They keep on dreaming and lying around, and they're lovers of sleep!

NET Bible
All their watchmen are blind, they are unaware. All of them are like mute dogs, unable to bark. They pant, lie down, and love to snooze.
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