Isaiah 56:11
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בָּצַע
bâtsaʻ
figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
כֶּלֶב
keleb
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
עוֹלָם
ʻôwlâm
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (...
דַּי
day
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
רָעָה
râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frien...
יָכֹל
yâkôl
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
בִּין
bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
בֶּצַע
betsaʻ
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
פֵּאָה
pêʼâh
properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
Key Terms in This Verse
פֵּאָה pêʼâh
properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremity
Study H6285 →דַּי day
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
Study H1767 →רָעָה râʻâh
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
Study H7462 →עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
Study H5769 →בִּין bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
Study H995 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →Cross References
And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my peop...
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil ca...
Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israe...
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offer...
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
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