8. The Lord God, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares, “I will gather yet others to himbesides those already gathered.”
9. All you beasts of the field, come to devour—all you beasts in the forest.
10. His watchmen are blind;they are all without knowledge;they are all silent dogs;they cannot bark,dreaming, lying down,loving to slumber.
11. The dogs have a mighty appetite;they never have enough.But they are shepherds who have no understanding;they have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.
12. “Come,” they say, “let me get wine;let us fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow will be like this day,great beyond measure.”