Isaiah 56:10

"All you animals of the field, come to devour, all you animals in the forest."

Key Reflection

This verse uses animal imagery to portray a scene where both wild and domesticated creatures are called to partake, symbolizing a time when divine judgment is so complete that even nature itself seems complicit. It underscores the severity of God’s wrath against those who persist in their wicked ways despite His warnings.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

His watchmen -The prophet proceeds to specify the sins which had thus induced God to send the desolating armies of foreign nations. The first is specified in this verse, the apathy, indifference, and unfaithfulness, which prevailed among those who were appointed to guard their interests and defend the cause of truth. The word rendered ‘his watchmen’ (צפוּtsophâv) is derived fromצפהtsâphâh, “to look about; to view from a distance; to see afar.” It is applied appropriately to those who were stationed on the walls of a city, or on a tower, in order that they might see the approach of an enemy1Sa 14:16;2 Samuel 13:34;2 Samuel 18:24.

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