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Come, wild animals of the forest! Come and devour my people!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/56.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />All you beasts of the field, come to devour— all you beasts in the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/56.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/56.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, <i>yea</i>, all ye beasts in the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/56.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />All you beasts of the field, come to devour, All you beasts in the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/56.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />All you wild animals, All you animals in the forest, Come to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/56.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />All you beasts of the field, All you beasts in the forest, Come to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/56.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />All you beasts of the field, All you beasts in the forest, Come to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/56.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />All you beasts of the field, All you beasts in the forest, Come to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/56.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />All you beasts of the field, All you beasts (hostile nations) in the forest, Come to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/56.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All you animals of the field and forest, come and eat!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/56.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All you animals of the field and forest, come and eat! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/56.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/56.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Come from the forest, you wild animals! Attack and gobble up your victims. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/56.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/56.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All you animals in the field, all you animals in the forest, come and eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/56.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD has told the foreign nations to come like wild animals and devour his people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/56.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"All you wild animals, come and devour— even all of you wild animals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/56.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/56.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All you wild animals in the fields, come and devour, all you wild animals in the forest! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/56.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All you animals of the field, come to devour, all you animals in the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/56.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yes, all ye beasts in the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/56.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All you animals of the field, come to devour, all you animals in the forest. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/56.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Every beast of the field, "" Come to devour, every beast in the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/56.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Every beast of the field, Come to devour, every beast in the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/56.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All ye beasts of the fields, come ye to eat; all ye beasts in the forest.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/56.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All ye beasts of the field come to devour, all ye beasts of the forest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/56.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All beasts of the field, all the beasts of the forest: approach and devour!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/56.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All you beasts of the field, come to devour, all you beasts in the forest! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/56.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All you wild animals, all you wild animals in the forest, come to devour!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/56.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />All the beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all you beasts in the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/56.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Every animal of the wilderness, come eat every animal of the forest<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/56.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, Yea, all ye beasts in the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/56.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />All ye beasts of the field, come, devour, all ye beasts of the forest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/56-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=12524" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/56.htm">Israel's Sinful Leaders</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/857.htm" title="857: ’ê·ṯā·yū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To come. Or matha; a primitive root; to arrive.">Come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">you beasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: śā·ḏāy (N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of the field;</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: le·’ĕ·ḵōl (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eat greedily,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">you beasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/3293.htm" title="3293: bay·yā·‘ar (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb.">of the forest.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-9.htm">Jeremiah 12:9</a></span><br />Is not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her? Go, gather all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-8.htm">Ezekiel 34:8</a></span><br />‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-5.htm">Ezekiel 34:5-6</a></span><br />They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts. / My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3</a></span><br />Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-7.htm">Jeremiah 50:7</a></span><br />All who found them devoured them, and their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the LORD, their true pasture, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25</a></span><br />The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Jeremiah 23:1-2</a></span><br />“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD. / Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29</a></span><br />I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-12.htm">John 10:12</a></span><br />The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-2.htm">Philippians 3:2</a></span><br />Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a></span><br />Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Micah 3:5</a></span><br />This 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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-8.htm">Hosea 4:8</a></span><br />They feed on the sins of My people and set their hearts on iniquity.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">All you beasts of the field, come to devour, yes, all you beasts in the forest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Deuteronomy 28:26</a></b></br> And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray <i>them</i> away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/12-9.htm">Jeremiah 12:9</a></b></br> Mine heritage <i>is</i> unto me <i>as</i> a speckled bird, the birds round about <i>are</i> against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/29-5.htm">Ezekiel 29:5</a></b></br> And I will leave thee <i>thrown</i> into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-22.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-8.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Field</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-19.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-20.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-33.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-14.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-20.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-3.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-17.htm">Field</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-6.htm">Forest</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-6.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-4.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-17.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 56</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">The prophet exhorts to sanctification</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/56-3.htm">He promises it shall be general, without respect of persons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/56-9.htm">He protests against blind watchmen</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Isaiah, it often represents God's judgment using foreign powers as instruments. The "beasts of the field" can be seen as a metaphor for the surrounding nations that God allows to come against Israel due to their disobedience. This imagery is consistent with other prophetic literature where nations are depicted as beasts (e.g., <a href="/daniel/7.htm">Daniel 7</a>). The call to the beasts signifies an impending judgment or invasion, highlighting the vulnerability of those who have turned away from God.<p><b>eat greedily,</b><br>The invitation to "eat greedily" suggests a scene of destruction and consumption. It implies that the judgment will be thorough and devastating. This reflects the consequences of Israel's leaders failing to protect and guide the people according to God's commandments. The imagery of animals devouring without restraint underscores the severity of the judgment and the complete desolation that will follow. It serves as a warning of the consequences of spiritual neglect and moral decay.<p><b>all you beasts of the forest.</b><br>The "beasts of the forest" further emphasize the idea of wild, untamed forces being unleashed. Forests in biblical times were often seen as places of danger and mystery, inhabited by wild animals. This phrase reinforces the idea of chaos and destruction coming from unexpected or uncontrolled sources. It also suggests that the judgment is not limited to one area but is widespread, affecting all who have strayed from God's path. The use of "forest" may also imply a deeper, more hidden threat, contrasting with the open "field," indicating that both visible and hidden sins will be judged.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/beasts_of_the_field_and_forest.htm">Beasts of the Field and Forest</a></b><br>Symbolic representation of foreign nations or enemies that are called to devour, indicating a time of judgment or vulnerability for Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The implied subject of the prophecy, representing the people of God who are facing judgment due to their leaders' failures.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_isaiah.htm">Prophet Isaiah</a></b><br>The author of the book, delivering God's message to the people of Israel during a time of spiritual and moral decline.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_responsibility_of_leadership.htm">The Responsibility of Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders are accountable for the spiritual and moral guidance of their people. When they fail, it opens the community to danger and judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/vigilance_against_spiritual_threats.htm">Vigilance Against Spiritual Threats</a></b><br>Just as Israel was vulnerable to external threats, Christians must be vigilant against spiritual dangers, ensuring that their leaders are faithful and true.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The calling of the beasts signifies God's control over judgment. Believers should trust in God's sovereignty even when facing difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_spiritual_apathy.htm">The Consequences of Spiritual Apathy</a></b><br>Spiritual neglect and apathy can lead to vulnerability. Christians are called to remain active and engaged in their faith to prevent spiritual decay.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While this verse speaks of judgment, the broader context of Isaiah includes promises of restoration and redemption, reminding believers of God's ultimate plan for salvation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_56.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 56</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_the_seals,_trumpets,_bowls_mean.htm">What do the Seven Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_galatians_3_28_erase_gender.htm">How do Christians cope with losing a pet?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rev_19_17-18_align_with_a_kind_god.htm">Revelation 19:17-18 depicts a grisly feast of flesh for birds--how does this align with a compassionate God portrayed elsewhere in scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_sacred_frequencies.htm">Is Satan identified as the Dragon?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/56.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">All ye beasts of the field . . .</span>--The sudden change of tone indicates that we enter on an entirely new section, which extends to the close of Isaiah 57. The contents of that section fit in with the assumption of its having been written early in the reign of Manasseh, better than With that of a date after the exile. The opening words summon the enemies of Israel to do their work of punishment, and this is followed naturally by a denunciation of the sins which had made it necessary. For the form of the summons, comp. <a href="/ezekiel/34-8.htm" title="As I live, said the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;">Ezekiel 34:8</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/12-9.htm" title="My heritage is to me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come you, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.">Jeremiah 12:9</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/56.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 9-12.</span> - THE BLIND GUIDES OF ISRAEL REBUKED. A sudden change of style marks the introduction of an entirely new prophecy. The eye of the prophet, apparently, goes back from the period of the exile, which he has been so long contemplating, to his own day, or at any rate to the pre-exile period, and rests upon Israel in their own land. He sees them misled by their teachers (vers. 10-12), given to idolatry (<a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Isaiah 57:3-9</a>), and offering themselves a ready prey to their enemies (<a href="/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9</a>). Many modern critics regard the passage as the composition of an unknown prophet belonging to the time of Manasseh. But there is no sufficient evidence of this. The prophecy has many Isaiah characteristics. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Beasts of the field... beasts in</span> <span class="cmt_word">the forest;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "all wild beasts of whatever kind" - all the enemies of God's flock (see <a href="/jeremiah/12-9.htm">Jeremiah 12:9</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/34-8.htm">Ezekiel 34:8</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Come to devour.</span> Make haste, now is your opportunity. The people have none to protect them, and will be an easy prey. Come, set to work; devour. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/56-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Come,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵתָ֕יוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·ṯā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_857.htm">Strong's 857: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you beasts</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיְת֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the field,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂדָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(śā·ḏāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eat greedily,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶאֱכֹ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(le·’ĕ·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you beasts</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיְת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the forest.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיָּֽעַר׃</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yā·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3293.htm">Strong's 3293: </a> </span><span class="str2">A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/56-9.htm">Isaiah 56:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/56-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 56:9 All you animals of the field come (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 56:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 56:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 56:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 56:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>