Isaiah 56:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Yea, they are

Can never have enough

Ecclesiastes 5:10

Are shepherds

2 Corinthians 4:4

All look

Exodus 23:3

Jeremiah 22:17

2 Peter 2:15

Bible References

Yea, they are

Now the sons of Eli were

worthless men; they did not know the Lord

For handfuls of barley and fragments of bread, you have profaned Me to My people to put to death some who should not die and to keep others alive who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.”’”

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to those shepherds, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Woe, shepherds of Israel who have been

feeding themselves! Should not the shepherds

feed the flock?

Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray;
When they have something to bite with their teeth,
They cry, “Peace,”
But against him who puts nothing in their mouths
They declare holy war.

“Oh that there were one among you who would shut the gates, that you might not uselessly kindle fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of hosts, “nor will I accept an offering from you.

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision;

not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.

For the

overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,

shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness;

and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

Can never have enough

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity.

Are shepherds

Therefore it will be night for you—without vision,
And darkness for you—without divination.
The sun will go down on the prophets,
And the day will become dark over them.

The Lord said to me, “Take again for yourself the equipment of a

foolish shepherd.

In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,

‘

You will keep on hearing, but will not understand

;

You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;

Why do you not understand

what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word.

in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

All look

nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his dispute.

“But your eyes and your heart
Are intent only upon your own dishonest gain,
And on shedding innocent blood
And on practicing oppression and extortion.”

forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;