KJV ORIGINAL
All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
All you wild animals of the field, come and devour! Yes, all you beasts in the forest!
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is calling wild animals to come and destroy, representing God's judgment coming upon His people through their enemies.
📚 Historical Context
This verse appears in Isaiah's prophecy during a time when Israel's leaders were corrupt and spiritually blind. The prophet is using the imagery of wild beasts being invited to devour as a metaphor for foreign nations that God would use to bring judgment on unfaithful Israel. This follows Isaiah's condemnation of Israel's watchmen (leaders) who were compared to blind, sleeping dogs.
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