Isaiah 56:10-11

Israel's Irresponsible Leaders

¹⁰ _k His watchmen are blind;
they are all without knowledge;
they are all silent _l dogs;
they cannot bark,
dreaming, lying down,
loving to slumber.
¹¹ _m The dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
But _n they are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
_o each to his own gain, one and all.

1. Cross References
   Isaiah 62:6
   On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchmen; all the day and all the night they shall never be silent. You who put the Lord in remembrance, take no rest.
   Jeremiah 6:17
   I set watchmen over you, saying, 'Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not pay attention.
   
2. Cross References
   Philippians 3:2
   Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.
   
3. Cross References
   Ezekiel 34:2 - 3
   Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God : Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep?
   
4. Cross References
   Jeremiah 23:1
   Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!" declares the Lord.
   
5. Cross References
   Jeremiah 6:13
   For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for unjust gain; and from prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.