Isaiah 56:10

Easy To Read Version

The guards (prophets) are all blind.\par They don’t know what they are doing.\par They are like dogs that won’t bark.\par They lie on the ground and sleep.\par Oh, they love to sleep.\par

Cross References

2 Kings 12:6

{But the priests did not do the repairs.} In the 23rd year that Joash was king, the priests {still} had not repaired the temple.

Isaiah 29:10

The Lord will make you sleepy.\par The Lord will close your eyes.\par (The prophets are your eyes.)\par The Lord will cover your heads.\par (The prophets are your heads.)\par

Isaiah 29:9

Be surprised and amazed!\par You will become drunk—\par but not from wine.\par Look and be amazed!\par You will stumble and fall—\par but not from beer.\par

Isaiah 52:8

The city guards {\cf2\super [424]} begin shouting.\par They are all rejoicing together!\par Why? Because every one of them\par sees the Lord returning to Zion. {\cf2\super [425]} \par

Isaiah 58:1

Shout as loud as you can!\par Don’t stop yourself!\par Shout loud like a trumpet!\par Tell the people about the wrong things\par they have done!\par Tell Jacob’s family about their sins!\par

Lamentations 4:14

The prophets and priests walked around\par like blind men in the streets.\par They had become dirty with blood.\par No one could even touch their clothes\par because they were dirty.\par

Ezekiel 13:16

“All those things will happen to the false prophets of Israel. Those prophets speak to the people of Jerusalem. Those prophets say there will be peace, but there is no peace.” The Lord my Master said those things.

Ezekiel 33:6

“‘But maybe that guard sees the enemy soldiers coming, but does not blow the trumpet. That guard did not warn the people. The enemy will capture them and take them away as prisoners. That person will be taken away because he sinned. But the guard will also be responsible for that man’s death.’

Hosea 4:6

“My people are destroyed because they have no knowledge. You have refused to learn. So I will refuse to let you be a priest for me. You have forgotten the law of your God, so I will forget your children.

Nahum 3:18

King of Assyria, your shepherds (leaders) fell asleep. Those powerful men are sleeping. And now your sheep (people) have wandered away on the mountains. And there is no person to bring them back.

Matthew 15:14

Stay away from the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [208]} They lead the people, but they are like blind men leading other blind men. And if a blind man leads another blind man, then both men will fall into a hole.”

Philippians 3:2

Be careful of those people who do evil. They are like dogs. They demand to cut {\cf2\super [15]} the body.